Tribunal surprised by Newcastle's publication of legal opinion on bus gate ruling

Traffic Penalty Tribunal says appropriate course of action would be for council to seek a judicial review

“Unprecedented” is how the Traffic Penalty Tribunal regards Newcastle City Council’s decision to publish a legal opinion it commissioned on a decision to uphold adjudicator rulings that found fault with the way in which a bus gate was signed.

The tribunal believes that instead of publishing a critique of the ruling, the appropriate course of action would be to seek a judicial review.

Newcastle City Council disagrees with a ruling by the tribunal’s chief adjudicator that...

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