| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2010] All ER (D) 279 (Feb) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2010] EWHC 319 (Admin) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London) |
| Judge: | Belinda Bucknall QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court |
| Representation | Timothy Deal for the appellant. |
| Stephen Walsh QC (instructed by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Legal Services) for the authority. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 February 2010 |
Catchwords
Case stated - Costs - Appeal - Appellant owning general convenience store in respondent local authority area - Premises having benefit of two licences permitting sale of alcohol - Appellant's staff selling alcohol to under age individuals - Authority's licensing sub-committee revoking premises licence on ground of failure to promote licensing objectives - Appellant's appeal against revocation decision succeeding - Costs imposed on appellant - Whether judge exercising discretion properly - Magistrates' Court Act 1980
The Case
Case stated Costs. The Administrative Court held that the judge had taken into account all matters when exercising his discretion to make a costs order in favour of the respondent local authority. In addition, the order had not been a penalty dressed up as costs.
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