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03 June 2010
Issue: 7420 / Categories: Legal News
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Information withheld

Government departments are refusing to respond to an ever higher proportion of Freedom of Information Act requests.

Government departments are refusing to respond to an ever higher proportion of Freedom of Information Act requests. Sweet and Maxwell researchers found that 23% of requests were refused in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with 18% in 2005 when the Act came into force. More than 6,700 requests were withheld in the last 12 months.

Issue: 7420 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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