Summary
FARMING groups have welcomed the Appeal Court's decision to overturn an anti-pesticides campaigner's legal victory against the Government.
The ruling reverses an original High Court judgment in favour of Georgina Downs, which said Government had failed to comply with its obligations under a European directive to protect residents and bystanders from possible harmful exposure to pesticides during crop spraying.See the full content of this document
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Nfu Welcomes Appeal Court Ruling Over Use of Pesticides
Ms Downs, 35, from Chichester, West Sussex, has been left with legal costs totalling more than pounds 100,000 after the successful appeal by Defra Sec...
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