The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London v Transport for London

Decision date: 26 October 2018

Neutral citation: [2018] UKUT 345 (LC)

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This appeal concerned whether claimants could unilaterally withdraw a compulsory‑purchase reference after settlement, and whether the reference remained extant for the purposes of costs. The Tribunal held the claimants did not have an automatic right to withdraw; withdrawal required the Tribunal’s consent under the procedural rule, so the reference remained live solely to determine contested costs. The Tribunal recorded the settlement terms (an interest in land and a 25‑year option) but treated costs applications as unresolved.

Ratio decidendi

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The binding ratio that can be identified from the notes is that a reference under the Tribunal’s procedural rules cannot be unilaterally withdrawn by a party; withdrawal takes effect only with the Tribunal’s consent (Rule 20), and where parties settle after active case management the reference may nevertheless remain before the Tribunal for the limited purpose of deciding costs until formal withdrawal is effective.

Obiter dicta

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The judgment contains observations that a settlement conferring an interest in land can substitute for monetary compensation and that parties may use option agreements to preserve limited operational rights (such as piling) subject to protective conditions; these remarks are ancillary to the Tribunal’s decision on withdrawal and costs.

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