The complainants were companies fined for late delivery of their accounts. They said that the automatic imposition of the fines infringed their rights.
Held: The procedure allowed a challenge in the County Court, and also the manner of the exercise of the registrar’s discretion allowed application for judicial review in appropriate circumstances. The procedure did not infringe the applicants’ rights. However the manual which contained the guidance as to how the registrar’s discretion was to be exercised should be made public.
Judges:
The Hon Mr Justice Lightman
Citations:
Times 02-Jan-2003, Gazette 13-Mar-2003, [2002] EWHC 2783 (Admin)
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 56, Companies Act 1985 242A
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Company, Human Rights
Updated: 01 November 2022; Ref: scu.178557
