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Record definition

What does Record mean? In practice, a record is the written account of a case kept on the court file, comprising the parties’ pleadings and the orders and documents filed during the proceedings. In Scottish civil litigation, Record (capitalised) has a specific procedural meaning. Prescribed by the Rules of the Court of Session and the Ordinary Cause Rules, it is the consolidated pleading setting out the pursuer’s averments and pleas‑in‑law, the defender’s answers and pleas, and the parties’ adjustments. It is issued as the open record during the adjustment period and, once adjustment ends, is lodged as the closed record. The closed record fixes the...

Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004: key UK Court of Appeal and Upper Tribunal decisions archive

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Practice notes

The freedom of information case archive captures and distils notable decisions and case Law on the Enforcement of the Freedom of Information ACT 2000 (FIA 2000) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR 2004), SI 2004/3391. For background reading, see: Freedom of information—overview; Environmental information regulation—overview.

Under each heading, the archive records previous rulings from the following:

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Upper Tribunal (UT)

Alongside the key elements of each ruling, where possible there are links to news analysis and commentary from the Freedom of Information Journal, available to Lexis®Library subscribers. For the most recent FIA 2000 and EIR 2004 rulings, see Practice Note: Freedom of information case tracker. For further archived decisions, see archived Practice Notes: Freedom of information case tracker [Archived]; Access to environmental information case tracker [Archived].

Court of Appeal (CA)

Citation: Willow v Information Commissioner & Ministry of Justice [2017] EWCA Civ 1876, CA, 22 November 2017
Summary: Considerations relevant to identifying the public interest in any case are broad, varied, and shaped by the statutory framework.
Abstract: In this case, the CA

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