EE Ltd v Office of Communications & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1873

U Case No: C1/2016/3784

[2017] EWCA Civ 1873

U IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)

U ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

U QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION

U ADMINISTRATIVE COURT

U Mr Justice Cranston

[2016] EWHC 2134 (Admin)

Venue U Royal Courts of Justice, U Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date U Date: 22 November 2017

Before

U LORD JUSTICE PATTEN

U LORD JUSTICE HENDERSON

U LADY JUSTICE ASPLIN

Between

EE LIMITEDAppellant

UAppellant

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONSRespondent

URespondent

(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORTRespondent

(2) VODAFONE LIMITEDRespondent

(3) TELEFÓNICA O2 UK LIMITEDRespondent

(4) HUTCHISON 3G UK LIMITEDRespondent

EE LIMITED U Appellant- and -OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS U Respondent- and -(1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT (2) VODAFONE LIMITED (3) TELEFÓNICA O2 UK LIMITED (4) HUTCHISON 3G UK LIMITED U Interested Parties

Lord Pannick QC, Philip Woolfe and Stefan Kuppen (instructed by James Blendis at EE Ltd) for Appellant.

Pushpinder Saini QC and Jessica Boyd (instructed by Ofcom) for Respondent.

Michael Fordham QC and Emily Neill (instructed by Towerhouse LLP) for 2nd Interested Party.

Thomas de la Mare QC and Tom Richards (instructed by DWF LLP) for 3rd Interested Party.

Tristan Jones (instructed by Constantine Cannon LLP) for 4th Interested Party.

Hearing Hearing dates : 10, 11 and 12 October 2017

Judgment

Lord Justice Patten :

Introduction

EE Ltd v Office of Communications & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1873

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