Coppard v HM Customs & Excise

Coppard v HM Customs & Excise

The appeal is dismissed. Costs and leave to appeal are adjourned pending further submissions and clarification of contingent liabilities, due to the late restoration of public funding and departmental error.

Parties
Appellant: Edgar John Coppard; Respondent: HM Customs & Excise; Intervener: Lord Chancellor's Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
09 April 2003
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From High Court
Outcome
appeal dismissed; costs and leave to appeal adjourned
Legal Topics
Appeals, Costs, Public Funding
Civil Procedure Appeals Costs Public Funding

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Parties

Edgar John Coppard

Appellant

HM Customs & Excise

Respondent

Lord Chancellor's Department

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From High Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appeal should be allowed
  2. 2 How costs should be allocated given the circumstances of public funding and departmental error
  3. 3 Whether leave to appeal to the House of Lords should be granted

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal is dismissed. Costs and leave to appeal are adjourned pending further submissions and clarification of contingent liabilities, due to the late restoration of public funding and departmental error.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed; costs and leave to appeal adjourned

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Provision for costs and leave to appeal to the House of Lords adjourned pending further submissions