consider its licence renewal application.

In a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, Scandal general manager Mr. Albert Eastmond said Authority chairman the Wor. Will Francis erred on March 19 when he refused to hear the application.

"On the facts before the licensing authority, the decision was unreasonable and cannot be supported,'' Mr. Eastmond said.

The Front Street nightclub, which is operated by Inter-Rest Management Ltd., was shut down by Supreme Court bailiffs last month due to non-payment of $62,000 in rent owed to the landlord, Brunswick Company.

Mr. Francis said because the club was closed, the Authority could not rule on its licence renewal. "You can't get to first base right now,'' he said.

At the time, Mr. Eastmond argued that talks were ongoing between Inter-Rest and Brunswick, and he said he wanted to clear his name of accusations made by Police.

In objecting to the licence renewal Police said Mr. Eastmond was not "a fit and proper person'' to manage the club.

An appeal date has not been set.