The court granted an order of certiorari to quash a decision of licensing justices. The magistrates had not resisted the appeal, but commercial rivals of the licensee had persisted with their objection.
Held: ‘it is very rare that this court makes any award in regard to costs on an application for one of the prerogative orders, unless the other party has appeared and contested the application. ‘ In this case however an order was made against the respondents up to the point where they had ceased opposition.
Judges:
Lord Parker CJ
Citations:
[1968] 1 WLR 735, [1968] 2 All ER 270
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Birmingham Union Guardians 1878
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Cited by:
Cited – Regina on the Application of Davies (No 2) v HM Deputy Coroner for Birmingham CA 27-Feb-2004
The claimant appealed against a costs order. She had previously appealed against an order of the High Court on her application for judicial review of the inquest held by the respondent.
Held: The coroner, and others in a similar position . .
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Magistrates, Costs
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.194534