British Telecommunicatons Plc v Office of Communications and Others: CA 17 Feb 2014

The appellant challenged challenged the imposition of certain conditions on its licence under the 2003 Act. The Office had acted to seek to prevent acts prejudicial to consumers.
Held: The appeal succeeded. The Office of Communications had jurisdiction under the section to impose conditions in broadcasting licences where the practices of licenceholders made it appropriate to impose such conditions to ensure fair and effective competition.

Arden, Aikens, Vos LJJ
[2014] EWCA Civ 133, [2014] WLR(D) 79
Bailii, WLRD
Communications Act 2003 316
England and Wales

Licensing, Consumer

Updated: 29 November 2021; Ref: scu.521297