Abernethy, R (on the application of) v Local Government Ombudsman

[2002] EWCA Civ 1469

Case details

Case citations
[2002] EWCA Civ 1469
Court
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Judgment date
7 October 2002
Judgment text

This feature is available to zoomLaw Pro members.

Subjects
Administrative law Judicial review Public law costs
Keywords
Local Government Ombudsman judicial review costs permission to appeal maladministration exercise of discretion
Outcome
not stated in the judgment.
Judicial consideration

This feature is available to zoomLaw Pro members.

Summary

The supplied text contains the appellant’s oral submissions and records that judgment followed, but it does not include the Court of Appeal’s reasons or disposition. No ratio decidendi can therefore be extracted from the supplied material.

Factual background

The claimant appealed from proceedings in the High Court Administrative Court before Richards J. The issues raised included the lawfulness of the Local Government Ombudsman’s report and the propriety of costs orders made in related judicial-review proceedings. The supplied text ends immediately before the Court of Appeal’s judgment and does not state the result.

Held

Not stated in the supplied judgment text. The material provided contains submissions by the claimant, followed by the words “Judgment followed”, but does not contain the court’s reasoning, findings or operative order.

The court’s approach to earlier authorities

This feature is available to zoomLaw Pro members.

Appellate history

  • High Court, Administrative Court: Proceedings before Richards J are described, including decisions concerning the Ombudsman’s report and costs. The citation of the judgment appealed is not stated.
  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division): Appeal heard on 7 October 2002. The supplied text does not state the disposition.

Lower court decision

Judgment appealed:
Not stated in the judgment
Outcome:
not stated in the judgment.

Key cases cited

This feature is available to zoomLaw Pro members.

Cases citing this case

This feature is available to zoomLaw Pro members.