DHL International (UK) Ltd, Regina (on the application of) v The Office of Communications: Admn 4 May 2016

The claimant, an international door to door courier, challenged service on it of an information request under the 2011 Act, saying that it was not a postal operator subject to the Act.
Held: The challenge failed. OFCOM’s policy was properly reached and applied, and since the policy itself had not been challenged the principle of regularity applied to validate the notice.

Soole J
[2016] EWHC 938 (Admin), [2016] WLR(D) 232
Bailii, Jiudiciary, WLRD
Postal Services Act 2011
England and Wales

Utilities, Licensing

Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.563178