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Clarke Willmott
Defra Cattle Compensation Illegal, Rules High Court
August 2nd, 2008
This morning, Lord Justice Stanley Burnton sitting in the High Court ruled that Defra failed to compensate adequately the owners of higher value livestock culled on grounds that they have bovine TB. The Court held that as the Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2006 fails to pay market value to these owners, it conflicts with the EU law principle of equality and is therefore illegal. As a result of the ruling, Defra must either find funds to compensate farmers properly or successfully appeal. Tim Russ, head of agriculture at law firm Clarke Willmott, brought the case against Defra on behalf of Devon farmer David Partridge, whose high-value pedigree...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-02)
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