Skull wrote:
That's the job done and dusted - everyone in now waiting on the decision.
The good news by all accounts is that the council's QC got ripped to pieces. I have not heard one report where QC Armstrong made any headway in presenting the case. Apparently he was shot down on every point.
The decision should take from 4-6 weeks but could take up to 12 weeks at the Law Lords discretion.
The only downside is the decision could be pushed beyond the local elections - this was of course the council’s strategy all along - elected and unelected officials hoping to deflect a lot of the flak for their incompetence.
JD, I think your statement of facts did the trick. According to my sources the Judges appeared to be very knowledgeable on taxis licencing matters.
Well it did the trick in the sheriff principal court and I had every belief it would do the job in the higher court.
I was a little concerned that those who were appealing did not have any legal representation to speak on their behalf? However if they do win then CEC are going to look rather foolish in the local press when it is revealed that they were beaten by a guy in Manchester sat behind a computer.
I would normally say lets wait for the ruling and study it before we make any comment but I am extremely pleased that they are going to rule on it which means we will hopefully have all the quetions I raised in that Statement of Facts, answered. In which case there will never again be a situation where a council in Scotland can manipulate those sections of the 1982 act in order to work against natural justice.
If they win then a Big Thank you should go to all concerned for sticking to it and especially once again TDO.
I'm well pleased.
Regards
JD
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