Marre investigated whether the statements by Benn had misled holidaymakers about the safety of their bookings with Court Line when there were rumours that the company was imperilled. This was a reversal of the decision by Sir Edmund Compton in the earlier Duccio case that a ministerial statement was not an instance of administration open to investigation.
Marre investigated whether Benn's statements had misled holidaymakers about Court Line's safety when there were rumors of the company's financial instability. This was a reversal of Sir Edmund Compton's earlier ruling in the Duccio case, which stated that ministerial statements weren't subject to administrative law scrutiny.