The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2012] PTSR 1676
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (Hemming (trading as Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council
[2012] EWHC 1260 (Admin)
2012 March 9,
12;
May 16
Keith J
Licensing— Sex establishments— Licence fee— Claimant licensees seeking judicial review of annual fee for renewal of sex establishment licence— Whether reasonable fee determined by council— Whether council allowed to include cost of enforcing licensing system in fee— Whether surplus or deficit from previous years to be taken into account when determining fee— Whether claimants entitled to restitution of any surplus paid—
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c 30), s 2, Sch 3, para 19 (as amended by Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c 26), s 27(7))
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Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2999), reg 18(4)
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Parliament and Council Directive 2006/123/EC, art 13(2)