WEST MIDLANDS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Coventry Airport) has won its High Court case against Warwickshire District Council. Mrs Justice Gloster gave her judgment following a two day High Court hearing and ordered that the injunction proceedings brought by Warwickshire District Council regarding the Airport's use of its Interim Passenger Facilities be struck out. Mrs Justice Gloster ruled that there would be no reasonable prospect of a court granting an injunction and further ruled that the action taken by John Archer, head of planning, Warwickshire District Council, amounted to an abuse of legal proceedings. Speaking after the High Court Judgment, Coventry Airport's managing director Bill Savage said, "We are delighted that the High Court has thrown out Mr Archer's claims. We have stated all along that we wish to work with the Local Planning Authority, but Mr Archer has sought to take action that frustrated every attempt we tried to make. His action has undoubtedly cost the tax payers of Warwickshire District Council hundreds of thousands of pounds and I feel sorry for those tax payers that will inevitably face higher bills."
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