Supreme Court dismisses appeal from High Court, and affirms order refusing judicial review of a decision of the Minister for Agriculture to prohibit the fishing of nephrops norvegicus, where the Court of Justice of the European Union had delivered a ruling in light of a preliminary reference from the Supreme Court, and confirmed that the Minister had been entitled to adopt the methodology used in deciding on the prohibition, and that the words 'data' and 'information' in the relevant EU legislation should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the Common Fisheries Policy.
Request for ruling from Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) - Article 33(2)(a) and Article 34 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009 - Common Fisheries Regulations - prohibition on the fishing of nephrops norvegicus in certain areas - judicial review - whether trial judge correct in determining that methodology used by Minister was valid - answers to preliminary reference from Court of Justice of the European Union.