Guidance was given on orders for payment of costs by justices who found themselves respondents to judicial review proceedings. Justices who refused consent to quash a committal and failing to appear may be subject to such orders.
Citations:
Independent 07-Oct-1994, Times 13-Oct-1994, [1994] 1 WLR 1684
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Llanidloes Licensing Justices ex parte Davies 1957
Justices appeared by counsel on an appeal to resist, unsuccessfully, an application to set aside an order they had made in relation to the extension of licensing hours.
Held: Ordering them to pay the applicant’s costs: ‘If the justices appear . .
Cited – Regina v York City Justices ex parte Farmery QBD 1988
The magistrates had been asked to be represented on a case stated to explain their apparently unreasonable order.
Held: Though the application was successful against the magistrates and they had appeared, costs were not awarded against them . .
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate, Ex Parte Mahmed Ali Admn 28-Apr-1997
The applicant sought an order declaring the property he occupied to be a nuisance, and that his landlords must execute repairs. The authority replied that the applicant had not allowed them access in order to carry out the works (Kerr). The . .
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 . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Magistrates, Judicial Review, Costs
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.88567
