Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[2009] All ER (D) 218 (Jul)
Neutral Citation:	[2009] EWHC 1811 (Admin)
Court:	Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court (London)
Judge:	Blake J
Representation	Jonathan Swift and Clive Sheldon (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the appellant.
	Timothy Pitt-Payne (instructed by The Office of the Information Commissioner) for the respondent.
	Anthony Speaight QC and Elspeth Owens for the interested party.
Judgment Dates:	21 July 2009

Catchwords

Freedom of information - Exempt information - Disclosure prohibited by or under enactment - Request for information of legal advice to government allegedly giving support to Prime Minister's declaration that certain Parliament Bill compatible with human rights - HM Treasury refusing request on basis of statutory exemption - Information Commissioner deciding that information not exempt and that it ought to be disclosed - Information Tribunal agreeing with commissioner on appeal - Approach by tribunal to appeal - Whether tribunal's determination wrong in law - ss 35, 42.

The Case

Practice Areas

• Local Government
• Company Commercial

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