C1/2005/2071, C1/2005/2072, C1/2005/2071(B), 
C1/2005/2071(C), C1/2005/2071(Y), 
C1/2005/2072(A), C1/2005/2083
Neutral Citation Number: [2006] EWCA Civ 1096
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE 
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION ADMIINISTRATIVE COURT
(LORD JUSTICE MAY, MR JUSTICE MOSES)
 
Royal Courts of Justice 
Strand 
London, WC2 

Friday, 23rd June 2006

B E F O R E:
THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS

LORD JUSTICE BROOKE, 
VICE PRESIDENT, COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
and
LORD JUSTICE BUXTON
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The parties were excused attendance when the judgment ([2006] EWCA Civ 817) was handed down by Lord Justice Brooke on 23rd June.

J U D G M E N T
STATEMENT ON HANDING DOWN JUDGMENT

1.	LORD JUSTICE BROOKE:  These are two appeals and one application for permission to appeal that I heard with the Master of the Rolls and Buxton LJ in March.  

2.	For the reasons set out in the judgment of the court, copies of which have been made available to the parties, the appeals of the Human Rights appellants and of the European Community appellants are dismissed.  The Human Rights appellants and the European Community appellants will each pay the respondents the costs of and occasioned by their respective appeals, such costs to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.  

3.	The application of Mr Friend and Mr Thomas for permission to appeal is refused.  

4.	So far as the applications by the Human Rights appellants and the European Community appellants for permission to appeal to the House of Lords are concerned, we have received written submissions from the parties which we have had the opportunity to consider.  We refuse permission to appeal to the House of Lords for both groups of appellants.  So far as the Human Rights appellants are concerned, we have a very clear view that it must be a matter for the House itself to decide whether it is willing to entertain their appeal.  So far as the European Community appellants are concerned, we have decided against them on the issue of justification, in which we consider that the law is clear and the issue is one for the judgment and assessment of the national court.  

5.	It may be of assistance to the press if I point out that, although we have not published a separate summary, the judgment contains at paragraphs 180 to 193 a summary of what we have decided in the full text of the judgment.

Order: 	C1/2005/2071 – Appeal dismissed.
	C1/2005/2072 – Appeal dismissed.
	C1/2005/2071(B) – Applications for permission to rely on further evidence granted.
	C1/2005/2071(C) – Applications for permission to rely on further evidence granted.
	C1/2005/2071(Y) – Applications for permission for renewal of part refusal of permission to appeal allowed.
	C1/2005/2071(A) – Applications for permission to rely on further evidence granted.
C1/2005/2083 – Application for permission to appeal with appeal to follow if permission is granted – permission refused.