Ansell Roofing v E.D.C. [2003] JLR 643 (04 December 2003)

Ansell Roofing v E.D.C. [2003] JLR 643 (04 December 2003)

The court must assess the reasonableness of the Committee's decision and may only intervene if the decision is so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have made it.

Citation
[2003] JLR 643
Parties
Applicant: Ansell Roofing; Respondent: E. D. C.
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
04 December 2003
Procedural Posture
Administrative Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Appeal, Regulation of Undertakings and Development (jersey) Law 1973, Committee Decisions, Reasonableness of Administrative Decisions
Administrative Law Appeal Regulation of Undertakings and Development (jersey) Law 1973 Committee Decisions Reasonableness of Administrative Decisions

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Parties

Ansell Roofing

Applicant

E. D. C.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Administrative Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Committee's decision under the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law 1973 was reasonable in the circumstances
  2. 2 Whether the court may substitute its own opinion for that of the Committee

Ratio Decidendi

The court must assess the reasonableness of the Committee's decision and may only intervene if the decision is so unreasonable that no reasonable authority could have made it.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed