Bhamjee v Secretary Of State For Environment, Transport & Regions & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 987 (21 June 2002)

Bhamjee v Secretary Of State For Environment, Transport & Regions & Anor [2002] EWCA Civ 987 (21 June 2002)

No justification for 17-month delay in seeking permission to appeal; no error of law identified in costs order; costs order subsumed in subsequent order; applicant has no real prospect of success.

Citation
[2002] EWCA Civ 987
Parties
Claimant/applicant: Ismail Abulhai Bhamjee; Defendant/respondent: The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Defendant/respondent: Newham London Borough Council
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
21 June 2002
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Extension of Time and Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Permission to Appeal, Costs Orders
Civil Procedure Extension of Time Permission to Appeal Costs Orders

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Parties

Ismail Abulhai Bhamjee

Claimant/applicant

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Defendant/respondent

Newham London Borough Council

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Extension of Time and Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether extension of time should be granted for appeal against costs order
  2. 2 Whether permission to appeal should be granted against costs order

Ratio Decidendi

No justification for 17-month delay in seeking permission to appeal; no error of law identified in costs order; costs order subsumed in subsequent order; applicant has no real prospect of success.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • Applications refused