Cases

Lord Ashcroft v Attorney General & Others

Issue

(1) Did the DPA give Lord Ashcroft a right of access to information on manual government files? (2) If so, did the exemptions relied on by the Defendants apply, and conform with the Data Protection Directive and ECHR? (3) If access was not available under the DPA, could it be obtained directly under the Directive or by giving effect to Lord Ashcroft's Article 8 rights, under s7 HRA?

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