Sophie Coulthard and Licence Me -v- Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Administrative CourtCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionJudgment
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Neutral citation number: [2025] EWCA Civ 1671
Case number: CA-2025-000054
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
Mrs Justice Lang
[2024] EWHC 3252 (Admin)
19 December 2025
Before:
DAME VICTORIA SHARP, PRESIDENT OF THE KING’S BENCH DIVISION,
LORD JUSTICE SINGH
and
LORD JUSTICE WARBY
Between:
THE KING
on the application of
(1) SOPHIE COULTHARD
(2) LICENCE ME GROUP LTD
(Claimants/Appellants)
-v-
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
(Defendant/Respondent)