28 Feb 2013
ASIA TELEVISION LTD v. COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (SUCCESSOR OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- Citation
- ASIA TELEVISION LTD v. COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (SUCCESSOR OF THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV258/2012
Application to hear the appeal in camera dismissed. The court held that the applicant failed to show necessity: the asserted prejudice to the fairness of the ongoing investigation was speculative, much of the material was already public, statutory confidentiality yields to civil proceedings, the public interest in transparency predominates, and remedies exist if prejudice occurs; therefore open justice must be preserved.