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Kennedy v Charity Commission

[2014] UKSC 20
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The common law right to access information held by public bodies survives the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and was not impliedly repealed by it.

Key Principle

The common law right to information held by public bodies exists independently of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and was not impliedly repealed by it; Lord Mance emphasised the principle of open justice.

Area of Law

public-law

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