Hearings
England & Wales
31 Jul 1998 [2000] QB 597; [1999] 2 WLR 1126; [1998] 4 All ER 764, QBD
23 Jul 1999 [2000] QB 597; [2000] 2 WLR 318; [1999] 4 All ER 583, CA
R v Lord Chancellor, Ex parte Lightfoot
Additional names
Lightfoot, Ex parte
Subject Matter
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT — Validity — Whether ultra vires — Debtor presenting petition for bankruptcy required to pay to court deposit as security — Whether debtor having constitutional right of access to court — Whether requirement to pay deposit infringing constitutional right — Whether lawful — Insolvency Fees Order 1986, arts 8(1), 9(b) (as amended by Insolvency Fees (Amendment) Order 1994, art 3(d)(ii))
Appellate History
R v Lord Chancellor, Ex parte Lightfoot [2000] QB 597; [1999] 2 WLR 1126; [1998] 4 All ER 764, QBD
Decision of Laws J affirmed
R v Lord Chancellor, Ex parte Lightfoot [2000] QB 597; [2000] 2 WLR 318; [1999] 4 All ER 583, CA