Cases

R (On the application of Taranissi) v HFEA


Held

The BBC would be permitted to obtain copies of the documents sought. They had identified the class of documents sought and the exercise could not be described as a fishing expedition. The documents had all been put before the court in a public hearing; the public are entitled access to those documents to understand why the court hearing the judicial review application made the order it did. If the documents contain details relevant to the issues in the libel claim then it was in the interests of justice that both sides should have access to them.

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