Gaunt, Regina (on The Application of) v The Office of Communications: CA 17 Jun 2011

The claimant appealed against rejection of his challenge to a determination of the respondent that a radio interview he conducted had been in breach of the Broadcasting Code. He said that the finding was an undue interference in his freedom of speech.

Judges:

Lord Neuberger MR, Toulson, Etherton LJJ

Citations:

[2011] EWCA Civ 692, [2011] 1 WLR 2355, [2011] EMLR 28

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 10

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromGaunt v OFCOM and Liberty QBD 13-Jul-2010
The claimant, a radio presenter sought judicial review of the respondent’s finding (against the broadcaster) that a radio interview he had conducted breached the Broadcasting Code. He had strongly criticised a proposal to ban smokers from being . .
Leave to AppealGaunt, Regina (on The Application of) v The Office of Communications CA 24-Jan-2011
The applicant sought leave to appeal against a finding that his radio talk show interview with a councillor regarding the policy of not permitting foster parents who smoked was so vehement as to be a breach of the respondent’s Code. The divisional . .
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Updated: 13 September 2022; Ref: scu.440848