The Law of Freedom of Information - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198724454 ISBN 13: 9780198724452

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Ten years after the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force in the UK, the implementation and case law related to the Act remains contentious. This new edition of the standard practitioners' text provides a complete, authoritative, and accessible guide to this challenging and rapidly evolving area of law.

The core of the book is a full and lucid exploration of the statutory scheme: the Act itself, as well as the Environmental Regulations 2004 and the Data Protections Act 1998. It provides historical perspectives, aids to construction, and in-depth analysis of all provisions, with discussion expanded to include the problems exposed by the mass of information about individuals now available on the Internet, and the best way to protect citizens from those who commit crimes and torts online.

Further chapters address how the Act relates to other legal issues, including human rights, confidentiality, data protection, and official secrets. Finally, it offers an account of the different ways the disclosure of information is treated in the European Union and the devolved parts of the UK, and a comparative survey of information rights in other parts of the world.

About this title

About the Author:

John Macdonald QC, Barrister, New Square Chambers,Ross Crail, Barrister, New Square Chambers

John Macdonald QC is a Barrister at New Square Chambers.

Ross Crail is a Barrister at New Square Chambers.

Review:

"Certainly the books comprehensiveness and erudition make it a must-have for any practitioner, or indeed any reader interested in this continually expanding, consistently complex and certainly topical area of law and its influence (or lack of it) within a relentlessly changing media environment." - Phillip and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers

"As can be now expected, the text is eminently readable, calmly steering the reader through the complex interconnected provisions of freedom of information, environmental information, data protection, official secrets, human rights and other related legislation which serve to promote or inhibit the disclosure and publication of information." - Kevin Dunion, University of Dundee (Entertainment Law Review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0198724454
• ISBN 13: 9780198724452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 888
• Editor: Macdonald QC John, Crail Ross