“…pposition to that argument. They were R (C) v Nottingham City Council [2010] EWCA (Civ) 790 (which, in turn, cited Cowl v Plymouth City Council (Practice Note) [2001] EWCA (Civ) 1935; [2002] 1 WLR 803)), R (Cronin) v Sheffield Justices [2002] EWHC (Admin) 2568, and Tshikangu v Newham London Borough Council [2001] EWHC 92 (Admin). The Judge …”
“…To my mind the force of the guidance and obligations identified in R (Cowl) v Plymouth City Council [2001] EWCA Civ 1935 are very much underlined by the extraordinary amount of costs that were subsequently generated overall in this case; even without any advanced preparations for…”