Disclosure of Information in UK Law

  • Karen Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 Junio 2018
    ... ... in which allegations made by an employee may constitute disclosure of “information” by the employee for the purposes of section 43B of ... ...
  • Kennedy v Information Commissioner and another (Secretary of State for Justice and Others intervening) [SC]
    • Supreme Court
    • 26 Marzo 2014
    ... ... the relationship between the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the FOIA ") and the statutory and common law position regarding the disclosure of information outside the scope of the FOIA ... 5 3. The FOIA provides a framework within which there are rights to be informed, on ... ...
  • Attorney General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd and Others (No. 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 13 Octubre 1988
    ... ... government's intelligence secrets and confidential political information. In the meantime Spycatcher had on 14 July 1987 been published in the ... He should surely be in a position to restrain disclosure in breach of confidence of his identity in connection with the donation ... ...
  • R v David Michael Shayler
    • House of Lords
    • 21 Marzo 2002
    ... ... He has been indicted on three counts charging him with unlawful disclosure of documents and information contrary to sections 1 and 4 of the Official ... ...
  • Babanaft International Company S.A. v Bassatne
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 Junio 1988
    ... ... , on an ex parte application on notice, he made an order for the disclosure by the defendants of their assets world-wide pursuant to R.S.C. Order 48 ... Antilles—in which it is difficult for outsiders to obtain information about their ownership, control and assets. The shares of these companies ... ...
  • Associated Newspapers Ltd v His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 21 Diciembre 2006
    ... ... protect his right to privacy, his copyright and to prevent the disclosure of information received in confidence ... 3 ... ...
  • Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 05 Diciembre 1985
    ... ... or disclose after his employment has ceased any confidential information which he has obtained during his employment about his employer's affairs ... of a new master, even though the latter case involves disclosure and not mere personal use of the information. If an employer wants to ... ...
  • Attorney-General v Blake (pet. all.)
    • House of Lords
    • 27 Julio 2000
    ... ... From then until 1960 he disclosed valuable secret information and documents gained through his employment. On 3 May 1961 he pleaded ... information in the book was no longer confidential, nor was its disclosure damaging to the public interest. On 4 May 1989 Blake entered into a ... ...
  • Breakspear and Others v Ackland and another
    • Chancery Division
    • 19 Febrero 2008
    ... ... of relief against the defendant trustees: (1) Disclosure of a wish letter written to the then trustees by Basil James Dunning ... the medium for the communication of valuable but confidential information relevant to the exercise of the trustees' discretionary powers. If by ... ...
  • Norwich Pharmacal Company v Commissioners of Customs and Excise
    • House of Lords
    • 26 Junio 1973
    ... ... say that they are not entitled or are not willing to give this information and they assert that the Appellants have no right to obtain discovery ... incurred any liability to the person wronged, he must make full disclosure even though the person wronged has no intention of proceeding against him ... ...
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