Councils prepare appeal after judge throws out HS2 challenge

22 March 2013
 

Local authorities opposed to the Government’s high-speed rail plans have vowed to carry on their legal fight despite the High Court last week rejecting every one of their points in a Judicial Review.

Mr Justice Ouseley rejected nine of the ten grounds for Judicial Review brought by opponents of the scheme. The 51m consortium of local authorities opposing HS2 brought seven of the cases and lost every one.

Martin Tett, leader of Buckinghamshire County Council and chairman of 51m, said the...

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