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The Supreme Court refuses costs to unsuccessful appellants arising from refusal of judicial review of decision to refuse them permission to land in the State, and sets aside awards of costs in the High Court and Court of Appeal, on the grounds that the case did not meet the stringent criteria for such an award, as it involved the application of established principles of statutory interpretation rather than foundational issues of constitutional or European law.
Supreme Court, Immigration Act 2004, judicial review, statutory interpretation, legal costs, public importance, principles of statutory interpretation, unsuccessful appeal, costs award, personal advantage, general public importance, taxpayer burden, foundational legal issues, constitutional law, European law.
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