Legal costs

Summary

A request was made for the total legal costs incurred by the Attorney General's Chambers regarding a trespass case against Mr. Dan Richardson on behalf of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture. The authority disclosed that the total disbursement costs to date were £680.00.

Key Facts

• The request concerned legal costs for a trespass case involving Mr. Dan Richardson.
• The case was brought by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
• The Attorney General's Chambers incurred total legal disbursements of £680.00.
• The request was received on 12 August 2020 and responded to on 17 August 2020.
• All requested information was released with no exemptions applied.

Data Disclosed

• £680.00
• 12 August 2020
• 17 August 2020
• 1418722
• 2020-08-17
• 2020-08-12

Original Request

Could you advise of the total legal costs incurred by the AG Chambers, to date, concerning the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture's case of trespass against a Mr Dan Richardson?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Attorney General's Chambers 2nd floor Belgravia House Circular Road, Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 1AE Telephone: (01624) 685452 E-mail: attgen@gov.im

Our ref: 1418722 17 August 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 12 August 2020 and which states:

"Could you advise of the total legal costs incurred by the AG Chambers, to date, concerning the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture's case of trespass against a Mr Dan Richardson?"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you. To date, the total legal costs (disbursement) incurred by the Attorney General’s Chambers that relate to the matter you mention is £680.00.

Please quote the reference number 1418722 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely