Corporation of London, R (on the application of) v. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs & Ors
[2006] UKHL 30
Case details
Case summary
Not stated in the judgment.
Case abstract
This report records an appeal to the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords involving the Corporation of London as respondent and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and others as appellants. The judgment record includes counsel for the parties, hearing dates and the route of appeal from the Court of Appeal. The hearing took place on 20 and 21 March 2006, with judgment given on 21 June 2006. The judgment states that the appeal was on a case that had previously been before the Court of Appeal ([2004] EWCA (Civ) 1765).
Nature of the claim / application: Not stated in the judgment.
Issues framed by the court: Not stated in the judgment.
Court's reasoning and conclusions: Not stated in the judgment.
Procedural posture: Appeal from the Court of Appeal to the House of Lords. Counsel for the Secretary of State was Jonathan Crow and Tim Ward instructed by DEFRA; counsel for the Covent Garden Market Authority were Hazel Williamson QC and Amanda Tipples instructed by Stephenson Harwood; counsel for the Corporation of London were Timothy Straker QC and Philip Coppel instructed by the Comptroller and City Solicitor.