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Topic

Suspension of licence

Legal area

Court

2 Jun 1998

LEE CHUEN v. THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING

Citation

LEE CHUEN v. THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2/1998

The Commissioner lawfully exercised the statutory power under s9 to suspend the licence; there was no jurisdictional error or unfair truncation of appeal rights on these facts; the suspension was not Wednesbury unreasonable; and the Appeal Board's reasons were adequate; accordingly the judicial review application is dismissed.
25 Feb 1998

LEE CHUEN v. THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING

Citation

LEE CHUEN v. THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION & ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCAL2/1998

Leave to apply for judicial review was granted because the material before the court disclosed an arguable case regarding the validity of the suspension notice and order and the Appeal Board's refusal; the court should not finally determine substantive merits at the leave stage but should permit full hearing with prepared evidence and documents.