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| Court battle over burial of Richard III adjourned | Court battle over burial of Richard III adjourned |
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| The legal battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried has been adjourned at the High Court. | The legal battle over where the remains of Richard III should be buried has been adjourned at the High Court. |
| A judicial review will decide whether the procedure that led to his bones being excavated in Leicester and the decision to reinter them at the city's cathedral, was conducted correctly. | A judicial review will decide whether the procedure that led to his bones being excavated in Leicester and the decision to reinter them at the city's cathedral, was conducted correctly. |
| The court agreed to allow Leicester City Council to make representations as a party to the judicial review. | The court agreed to allow Leicester City Council to make representations as a party to the judicial review. |
| The council said it was prepared to consult over the reburial. | The council said it was prepared to consult over the reburial. |
| York v Leicester | York v Leicester |
| The court said this could affect the timetabling of the full judicial review hearing. | The court said this could affect the timetabling of the full judicial review hearing. |
| The Plantagenet Alliance wants him buried in York Minster claiming those were Richard's wishes. | The Plantagenet Alliance wants him buried in York Minster claiming those were Richard's wishes. |
| It is challenging the Justice Secretary's decision not to consult further before granting a licence to the University of Leicester to excavate the remains. | It is challenging the Justice Secretary's decision not to consult further before granting a licence to the University of Leicester to excavate the remains. |
| When the bones, discovered under a car park in the city, were confirmed as Richard III's the decision was taken for him to be reinterred in Leicester. | When the bones, discovered under a car park in the city, were confirmed as Richard III's the decision was taken for him to be reinterred in Leicester. |
| A High Court judge gave the Alliance permission to bring judicial review proceedings against the Justice Secretary and the university. | A High Court judge gave the Alliance permission to bring judicial review proceedings against the Justice Secretary and the university. |
| But that process has now be adjourned so that the city council can play a role in the decision over what happens to the remains. | But that process has now be adjourned so that the city council can play a role in the decision over what happens to the remains. |
| Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice Ouseley and Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, said: "We are satisfied there is clearly an issue to be determined as to whether or not Leicester City Council has a role to play as a decision maker." | Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice Ouseley and Mr Justice Haddon-Cave, said: "We are satisfied there is clearly an issue to be determined as to whether or not Leicester City Council has a role to play as a decision maker." |
| Gerard Clarke, counsel for the Plantagenet Alliance, welcomed the council's offer of further out-of-court consultation, saying: "There may be the possibility still of resolving this case without the further intervention of the court. We do not know." | |
| Lady Justice Hallett said the court would be "happy" if it was settled, but left open the possibility of a further hearing in the new year. | Lady Justice Hallett said the court would be "happy" if it was settled, but left open the possibility of a further hearing in the new year. |
| The skeletal remains found beneath a car park in Leicester were confirmed as the king's after DNA from the bones was found to match that of a distant relative. | |
| Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485. | Richard, who reigned from 1483, was killed in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses at Bosworth field in Leicestershire in 1485. |