Hood and another v National Farmers Union
Hood and another v National Farmers Union
- 1992
- Estates Gazette (1992) 25 EG 135-138(4) .
QBD 20 December 1991. The plaintiffs (H) are dairy farmers. In 1983 they sought to expand and bought a farm not used for dairy farming for ten years. The move, delayed whilst new buildings were constructed, took place on 4 April 1984. On 31 March 1984 the European Community introduced milk quotas. In April 1984 H received a provisional assessment of primary milk quota based on their milk production at their previous farm in 1983. This belonged to the farm, not H. They could not obtain a quota on the new farm as there had been no production there. H made an exceptional hardship claim on the basis of special treatment for those in the middle of an expansion programme. At Tribunal this was dismissed after a ten minute hearing which H felt to be inadequate. Shortly after, H joined the NFU and details of the case were passed to a representative. The NFU advised that there was no immediate action to be taken but that they were taking a number of cases to court to establish precedence. Howe
DAIRY PRODUCE QUOTAS REGULATIONS 1984
EXCEPTIONAL HARDSHIP CLAIM
LEGAL ADVICE
MILK QUOTAS
QBD 20 December 1991. The plaintiffs (H) are dairy farmers. In 1983 they sought to expand and bought a farm not used for dairy farming for ten years. The move, delayed whilst new buildings were constructed, took place on 4 April 1984. On 31 March 1984 the European Community introduced milk quotas. In April 1984 H received a provisional assessment of primary milk quota based on their milk production at their previous farm in 1983. This belonged to the farm, not H. They could not obtain a quota on the new farm as there had been no production there. H made an exceptional hardship claim on the basis of special treatment for those in the middle of an expansion programme. At Tribunal this was dismissed after a ten minute hearing which H felt to be inadequate. Shortly after, H joined the NFU and details of the case were passed to a representative. The NFU advised that there was no immediate action to be taken but that they were taking a number of cases to court to establish precedence. Howe
DAIRY PRODUCE QUOTAS REGULATIONS 1984
EXCEPTIONAL HARDSHIP CLAIM
LEGAL ADVICE
MILK QUOTAS