The High Court today upheld a challenge brought against the Government’s proposed compensation scheme for High Speed Rail 2 (HS2), on the grounds that the consultation process was ‘so unfair as to be unlawful’.
However Mr Justice Ouseley dismissed nine other grounds for challenge against the then transport secretary Justine Greening’s decision to proceed with HS2 - the £34bn proposed network connecting London to Birmingham, then going on to Leeds and Manchester in its second phase.
A range on interested parties including 15 local authorities led by Buckinghamshire CC, and the HS2 Action Alliance Ltd (HS2AA) brought actions.
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