YOU CAN’T SIMPLY WITHDRAW AN APPEAL WITHOUT PERMISSION: APPELLANT SEEKS TO WITHDRAW APPEAL & DOESN’T ATTEND – BUT THE APPEAL GOES AHEAD AND THE APPELLANT WINS …

There can be few cases where an appellant has sought to withdraw an appeal and that application has been refused. There may be fewer still where, after refusing, and with the appellant absent a court has gone ahead and considered the issues and the appeal has succeeded.  We have such a case here. "N...