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AHA 1981 Sch 3 para 5(2) construed: compensation at condemnation; Avian Influenza policy unlawful; common law prevails over A1P1 (Administrative Court, England and Wales)

Published on: 13 June 2024

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Interpreting statutory language—Applying common law principles in the context of judicial review: R (on the application of LJ Fairburn & Son Ltd and others) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [2024] EWHC 65 (Admin)

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The decision explores how common law protections operate through statutory construction where property rights are interfered with, seemingly in the absence of an entitlement to compensation. When construing para [5(2)] of Schedule 3 to the Animal Health Act 1981 (AHA1981), the court found the text sufficiently equivocal to justify giving the claimants the benefit of the doubt on the interpretative question. Accordingly, the claimants succeeded on their reading of the point in time at which compensation is engaged where birds are condemned for culling to contain the spread of Avian Influenza (‘AI’). Put differently, ambiguity within para [5(2)] was resolved in favour of those affected, determining when compensation would arise in the culling context. By contrast, arguments advanced under A1P1 were rejected, reflecting the approach the ECHR has taken to such matters when allowing...

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