21 Apr 1999
The Secretary for Justice v. Sonics Development Ltd.
- Citation
- The Secretary for Justice v. Sonics Development Ltd.
- Court
- Lands Tribunal
- Case number
- LDMR32/1998
The Tribunal must assess penalty under s53A by taking an overall view of the redevelopment from obtaining the order, including predecessor conduct; a successor's innocence does not automatically mitigate penalty though it may inherit predecessor mitigation; the respondent bears the burden to show the breach was excusable; given facts a nominal penalty was appropriate.