Court to hear Smart 3G case in July

THE High Court has fixed July 6 for the hearing of Smart Telecom’s claim that it is entitled to be awarded the lucrative 3G mobile phone licence.

The action, brought by Smart against the communications regulator ComReg, is expected to last four days and will be heard in the Commercial Court, the commercial division of the High Court. Eircom has also been joined to the proceedings, for the purpose only of addressing public law issues.

When first fixing July 6 as the date of hearing yesterday, Mr Justice Peter Kelly pointed out that the court was in a position to hear the case next month and it was unfortunate that a number of earlier dates did not suit the parties.