Hastings BC has been ordered to pay compensation to a business after the authority shut down a pier over safety concerns.
The council could now face a multi-million pound payout after its appeal was thrown out by the Supreme Court.
Hastings had tried to compel Panamanian pier owners Ravenclaw to repair the structure in 2006 but was forced to use emergency powers to close it down.
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