Costs recovery - 'Hemmings' in the European Court of Justice

The long running case of Hemmings which concerns the ability of Licensing (and other) Authorities to recover enforcement costs reaches the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today – although judgment is not expected until later in the year.

For the background and the recent decision of the Supreme Court which referred the matter to the ECJ, see our article ''Hemmings' Loses - Supreme Court Judgement Delivered'.