Cases

Lord Ashcroft v Attorney General & Others

Comment

Is it unprecedented for a government to apologise to the victim of leaks? If not, it is certainly unusual. The settlement left unresolved some potentially important issues about the application of the DPA, the validity of some of its exemptions, and the extent to which Article 8 of the ECHR gives a separate right of access to government information.

Areas of work

Data Protection
Human Rights
Privacy and Confidence

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