Dear Members, Let’s hope for a brighter new year. The Trustee’s clear purpose in 2022 is to continue to strive for a sustainable future for Bembridge Harbour. The two main ongoing initiatives, the Judicial Reviews of the Bembridge Harbour Improvements Company Limited ( as responsible Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA)) and of the IWC ( as responsible Local … [Read more...] about Letter to members January 2022
Letter to members, December 2021
Dear Members and friends, We bring you up to date on our efforts towards ensuring the Harbour is lawfully operated and properly funded for a sustainable future. 1 Judicial Review of Harbour management The High Court granted BHT permission to proceed with its JR of BHICOn 1st October a judge granted BHT leave to pursue the Judicial Review (JR) of Bembridge Harbour … [Read more...] about Letter to members, December 2021
Members update early October
High Court gives Bembridge Harbour Trust permission to proceed with a Judicial Review of Bembridge Harbour’s Management. Dear Members, On 1st October Judge Lang granted BHT leave to pursue the Judicial Review of the Harbour Authority on the ground of it having made loans – which total over £630,000 - to other companies owned by Mr and/or Mr & Mrs Thorpe … [Read more...] about Members update early October
Judicial Review members update late July 2021
Dear Members We lost and here’s why On 29th July permission to proceed with a Judicial Review [JR] of the Isle of Wight Council’s [IWC’s] Bembridge Harbour planning decision was refused. This frustrated BHT’s hoped-for result in the interest of the harbour and its environment, with the judge ruling that there were insufficient grounds to challenge Bembridge Investments … [Read more...] about Judicial Review members update late July 2021
PRESS RELEASE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW UPDATE 02.07.2021
Bembridge Harbour Trust (BHT) launch a second Legal Challenge by Judicial Review (JR) in the High Court. BHT is a charity with the objective of protecting and enhancing the harbour, while seeing that relevant law is applied to help the Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) manage itself in its own and the public interest. We launched the first JR, against the Isle of Wight … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW UPDATE 02.07.2021