News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB the deal, the proposal was referred to Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for culture, media and sport. Hunt initially elected not to refer to the deal to the Competition Commission, announcing on 3 March 2011 that he intended to accept a series of undertakings given by News Corporation, paving the way for the deal to be approved. The undertakings would have led to Sky News being severed from BSkyB. On 23 June it was reported that News Corp had reached an agreement with Ofcom to approve the takeover, on the basis of Sky News becoming a separate company. By
Doctrine of bias in Singapore law SIT, to inquire into the merits of the proposals, and eventually made orders approving them. As regards the Commissioner's dual role, the members of the court agreed that, in the words of Federated Malay States Chief Justice Thomas, "there did exist a fear of prejudice and a possibility of being considered to be which would infringe the high criterion that not only must justice be done but also must appear to be done". Imputed bias was also referred to in "Yong Vui Kong v. Attorney-General" (2011), which involved the issue of whether the President exercises the power of clemency in