CO/5012/2017: Phillip Mott QC refuses permission for Judicial Review

Phillip Mott QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, today refused permission for Judicial Review in CO/5012/2017.

CO/5012/2017 is subject to an application for a confidentiality order so I have redacted the applicant's name in the documents that I have put online.

See

Refusal of Permission for Judicial Review in CO/5012/2017

for scanned copies of the decision by Phillip Mott QC.

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