Administrative Court quashes closure order under section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, holding that the refusal to grant an adjournment was unfair and irrational – No. 5 Chambers

‘In the case of R (on the application of Ford) v Warwick District Council [2025] EWHC 843 (Admin) (26 March 2025), the Administrative Court considered whether the decision of Coventry Magistrates’ Court not to adjourn the hearing for the Claimant to obtain legal representation was unreasonable and/or constituted a breach of her Article 6 rights, holding that it was unfair and irrational.’

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No. 5 Chambers, 11th April 2025

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