High Court rules that the applicant must bear the costs of the judicial review proceedings after their challenge against a transfer to France under the Dublin III Regulation was unsuccessful. The court found that the State Respondents were entirely successful in their defense, and there was no basis to depart from the general rule that costs follow the event. The applicant's arguments, including the alleged failure to exchange health data and the authority of the official to make the transfer decision, did not meet the threshold of special and general public importance to warrant an exception to the rule on costs.
judicial review, costs application, Dublin III Regulation, transfer of asylum seeker, certiorari, injunctive relief, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, Rules of the Superior Courts (RSC), Carltona principle, health data exchange, Article 17 decision, Article 29(3), public interest litigation, mental health issues, inhuman and degrading treatment, EU Charter, Geneva Convention, ECHR, Legal Costs Adjudicator.