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Maharaj v National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago

[2026] UKPC 14
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from Trinidad and Tobago)
Year2026
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

On judicial review of a public authority's refusal to disclose documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1999 (Trinidad and Tobago), the court applies ordinary judicial review (review) principles to the authority's section 35 public-interest balancing exercise rather than substituting its own objective assessment of where the public interest lies.

Area of Law

General

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