CVN, R (on the application of) v London Borough of Croydon
[2023] EWHC 865 (Admin)
MS, R (on the application of) v Manchester City Council
26 March 2024
[2024] EWHC 693 (Admin)
High Court
A person challenged a council policy about who helps young single people find housing. The council changed the policy, and the case was dropped with the council paying the costs.
Key Facts
- •Judicial review claim against Manchester City Council regarding their policy of referring single applicants under 25 for homelessness assistance to a third-party charity.
- •The policy was challenged as unlawful.
- •The Council withdrew the decision and ended the policy on 25th September 2023.
- •The claim was discontinued by consent.
Legal Principles
Open justice is promoted by setting out the terms of an agreed order, even in a discontinued judicial review, to avoid non-parties being left in the dark about court decisions.
R (BN) v Hounslow LBC [2023] EWHC 3083 (Admin)
CPR 5.4C and 5.4D grant a right of access to court orders from court records.
CPR 5.4C and 5.4D
Outcomes
The application for permission to proceed with judicial review proceedings was discontinued.
The parties agreed to the discontinuance, the Council withdrew the challenged decision and ended the policy.
The defendant (Manchester City Council) will pay the claimant's reasonable costs.
Agreed by the parties.
There will be a detailed assessment of the claimant's publicly funded legal costs.
Agreed by the parties.
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