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Man sued for dropping orange peel wins court case against council

A British man has won a legal battle against a local council after it took him to court for “littering” when he accidentally dropped a piece of orange peel.
Posted by: admin , July 7, 2015
  • A British man has won a legal battle against a local council after it took him to court for “littering” when he accidentally dropped a piece of orange peel.
  • It’s reported that an enforcement officer from Broxbourne Borough Council saw Luke Gutteridge drop a piece of orange peel the size of a 10p coin (approximately 1 inch/2.5cm in diameter).
  • Even though Luke immediately apologised and binned the peel, he was fined £75.
  • During the hearing, Magistrates accepted the argument put forward by Luke’s lawyer, Dr Michael Ramsden, that littering is only an offence if there is proof that it was intentional – which was not evident in this matter.
  • In addition to its own legal costs of approximately £4,000, the council may also be liable for Luke’s legal costs of £4,000.
  • Luke says the incident was a “waste of taxpayers’ money from the start” and suggested the council pay the costs “from its own pockets”. 

Read more:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11720952/Council-loses-nine-month-legal-battle-with-man-who-accidentally-dropped-a-piece-of-orange-peel.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/council-loses-nine-month-legal-battle-6010953

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