| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2009] All ER (D) 28 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2009] EWHC 886 (Admin) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court |
| Judge: | Collins J |
| Representation | Michael Phillips (instructed by Criminal Law Advocates) for the appellants. |
| Rooma Horeesorun (instructed by the Environment Agency) for the respondent. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 31 March 2009 |
Catchwords
Costs - Order for costs - Discretion - Justices ordering appellants to pay £4000 each in costs to prosecutor representing respondent - Whether justices' costs decision irrational - Whether justices erring - Whether amounts unreasonable.
The Case
Costs Order for costs. Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court: The court dismissed an appeal by the appellants against the decision by justices to impose costs against them. The court stated that the fact there was no right of appeal to the Crown Court in relation to an order for costs was something which ought to be reconsidered.
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