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R (Evans) v Attorney General

[2015] UKSC 21
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Attorney General's use of ministerial veto under FOIA s.53 to override an Upper Tribunal decision requiring disclosure of Prince Charles's letters was unlawful as contrary to the rule of law.

Key Principle

freedom of information; Attorney General's ministerial veto over Information Tribunal decision unlawful; Prince Charles letters

Area of Law

public-law

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