I feel sorry for Lisa D et al aka FoE and no gas caverns19 Oct 2023 12:36
Having been annihilated in the High Court on every single one of the seven points, they are out with the begging bowl again, like a tramp in a cave, desperate for any crumbs. CF looked actually broken in the court hearing,
NB Conclusion from Judge Humphreys : ('For the reasons set out, none of the grounds are made out and the application
for judicial review is dismissed') but I guess CF was secretly hoping, these muppets will no doubt appeal the High Court decision and I can bleed them for another £20K !!
There is no automatic right to appeal to the High Court. The Court receives over 400 applications a year and so cannot hear them all. The first step is seeking "special leave" where the Court (usually 2 or 3 judges) decides whether they will hear the case. The test in section 35A of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) involves three questions:
1. whether the case presents a question of law that is of public importance (because of its general application or otherwise);
2. whether the Court needs to resolve a difference of opinion between different courts, or within a single court, as to the state of the law; or
3. whether the interests of the administration of justice require the Court to hear the case.
The success rate against DAERA is over past 10 years