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R v Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council, Ex parte McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd

Hearings

England & Wales

28 Feb 1990 [1992] 2 AC 48; [1990] 2 WLR 1294; [1990] 2 All ER 852; The Times, 2 March 1990, CA

14 Nov 1991 [1992] 2 AC 48; [1991] 3 WLR 941; [1991] 4 All ER 897; [1992] 1 PLR 131; (1992) 63 P & CR 234; (1992) 4 Admin LR 223; [1992] JPL 467; (1991) 141 NLJ 1589; The Times, 15 November 1991; The Independent, 15 November 1991, HL(E)

Additional names

McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd v Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

Subject Matter

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Powers — Charging for services — Charge imposed for pre-planning application consultations with council's officers — Whether ultra vires — Local Government Act 1972, s 111(1)

[1992] 2 AC 48; [1990] 2 WLR 1294; [1990] 2 All ER 852; The Times, 2 March 1990, CA

[1992] 2 AC 48; [1991] 3 WLR 941; [1991] 4 All ER 897; [1992] 1 PLR 131; (1992) 63 P & CR 234; (1992) 4 Admin LR 223; [1992] JPL 467; (1991) 141 NLJ 1589; The Times, 15 November 1991; The Independent, 15 November 1991, HL(E)

Appellate History

R v Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council, Ex parte McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd [1992] 2 AC 48; [1990] 2 WLR 1294; [1990] 2 All ER 852; The Times, 2 March 1990, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

R v Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council, Ex parte McCarthy & Stone (Developments) Ltd [1992] 2 AC 48; [1991] 3 WLR 941; [1991] 4 All ER 897; [1992] 1 PLR 131; (1992) 63 P & CR 234; (1992) 4 Admin LR 223; [1992] JPL 467; (1991) 141 NLJ 1589; The Times, 15 November 1991; The Independent, 15 November 1991, HL(E)

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