Court of Justice asked for ruling on right of appeal to condemned meat decision (R (on the application of Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and another) v Food Standards Agency)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of the judgment?
• What was the background?
• What are the two questions that the UKSC has referred?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: In R (on the application of Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and another) v Food Standards Agency, which concerned the availability of an appeal against a declaration of an official veterinarian (OV) that meat is unfit for human consumption, the Supreme Court decided to refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Stephen Hockman QC and David Hercock, barristers at Six Pump Court, examine this decision.