Westminster City Council v Unison

[2001] EWCA Civ 404

Summary

The supplied transcript records an appellate court’s announcement that an injunction ordered below would be discharged. It contains no substantive reasons, statutory analysis, treatment of authorities, or durable proposition of law. The court stated that reasons would be given the following day.

Factual background

This was an appeal from the Queen’s Bench Division before HHJ Brunning. On 20 March 2001, the Court of Appeal announced that it proposed to discharge the injunction ordered by the judge. The transcript records no further facts, the grounds of appeal, or the central legal issue. Reasons were to be given at 10.30 the following day.

Held

  1. The Court of Appeal announced that the injunction ordered by the judge below would be discharged.
  2. The court did not give its reasons in the supplied transcript. Lord Justice Pill stated that reasons would be delivered at 10.30 the following day.
  3. The supplied text contains no analysis of the underlying dispute, statutory provisions, cited authorities, costs, or any further formal order.

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Appellate history

  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division): On appeal from the Queen’s Bench Division before HHJ Brunning, the court announced that the injunction ordered below would be discharged. Reasons were reserved for the following day.

Appeal route

  1. Appealed fromNot stated in the judgmentThis appealinjunction ordered to be discharged
  2. This judgment [2001] EWCA Civ 404 Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

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