Freedom of Information
We regularly advise commercial entities on their rights to access to information held by public bodies and central government, whether in relation to specific public law disputes or more generally.
We have expertise in drafting requests for disclosure of material held by public bodies and in pursuing such requests if necessary on appeal.
We have specific experience of dealing with complaints to the UK Information Commissioner and appeals to the Information Tribunal.
Our expertise also covers rights of access to environmental information and we have advised clients on issues relating to the disclosure of such material.
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Publications: 19 JANUARY 2021
In its judgment of 14 January 2021 the European Court of Justice provides guidance on “self-cleaning measures”. The “self-cleaning” measures were introduced in the 2014 Directives on public…
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Publications: 19 JANUARY 2021
Hydrogen Strategy – German Parliament passes law on material exemption from electricity surcharges
On 10 June of 2020, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy released its National Hydrogen Strategy (Nationale Wasserstoffstrategie) (German Hydrogen Strategy) as a part of the Covid-19…
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Publications: 18 JANUARY 2021
Golden powers: updates in Italy
Important news on the application of the foreign direct investment legislation (“golden powers”) in Italy
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Publications: 04 JANUARY 2021
Looking ahead: What can 2021 bring for screening foreign direct investments in Belgium?
Belgium has not yet adopted a formal FDI screening mechanism to implement the EU FDI Regulation, but the debate on how to protect certain critical industries remains very relevant, as becomes clear…
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