Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council v Harron & The Information Commissioner's Office and Harron v Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & The Information Commissioner's Office: [2023] UKUT 191 (AAC)

Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Mrs Justice Heather Williams on 8 May 2023.

Read the full decision in UA-2021-000404-GIRF & UA-2022-000032-GIRF.

Judicial Summary

Non-party access to documents. Whilst the open justice principle is of fundamental importance, the Upper Tribunal is not under a duty to provide documents to a non-party. It is for the applicant to explain why access is sought and how granting access would advance the open justice principle. Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring [2019] UKSC 38 applied.

Published 8 August 2023