Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v. Downs

Reference :

[2009] EWCA Civ 664

Complaint date :

September 16, 2004

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

United Kingdom, London

Plaintiffs types :

Government or State Assessment Agencies

Plaintiffs names :

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Defendants :

Individual

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Michael Fordham, Emma Dixon

Case nature :

Administrative

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Other

Requests :

Reverse order from 12/15/2018 stating that DEFRA had not acted in compliance with EU Directive 91/414 when placing pesticides on the market.

Name of the Court :

Supreme Court of Judicature of London, United Kingdom

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

July 7, 2009

Decision nature :

Negative

Decision content :

The appeal is granted against Georgina Downs ([2008] EWHC 2666 (Admin)).

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

DEFRA files an appeal against a decision that the Secretary of State had erred in his approach to applying Council Directive (EEC) 91-414, which concerned the placing of pesticides on the market, into domestic law.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.