R (on the application of Granger-Taylor) v High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd [2020] EWHC 1442 (Admin)

The Court considered a judicial review challenge to the current design for the HS2 Scheme as it approaches Euston Station based on inherently dangerous engineering operations in the Euston area and whether the decision to proceed amounted to a justiciable breach of the rights guaranteed to a nearby home owner under Article 8 ECHR and Protocol 1. Article 1.

Christopher Jacobs (instructed by Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors) acted for the claimant.

Timothy Mould QC and Jacqueline Lean (instructed by Government Legal Department) acted for the defendants.