X and CORU [2020] IEIC 61233 (7 July 2020)

X and CORU [2020] IEIC 61233 (7 July 2020)

CORU was justified in refusing access to the requested records because the records either did not exist, were already available to the applicant, or were exempt from disclosure due to legal professional privilege.

Citation
[2020] IEIC 61233
Parties
Applicant: X; Respondent: CORU
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
07 July 2020
Procedural Posture
FOI Review / Decision on Review by Information Commissioner
Outcome
refusal affirmed
Legal Topics
FOI Exemptions, Legal Professional Privilege, Record Existence, Public Domain Information
Freedom of Information Administrative Law FOI Exemptions Legal Professional Privilege Record Existence Public Domain Information

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Parties

X

Applicant

CORU

Respondent

Procedural Posture

FOI Review / Decision on Review by Information Commissioner

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether CORU was justified in refusing access to records under sections 15(1)(a), 15(1)(d), 15(1)(i), and 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act

Ratio Decidendi

CORU was justified in refusing access to the requested records because the records either did not exist, were already available to the applicant, or were exempt from disclosure due to legal professional privilege.

Court Disposition

refusal affirmed

Orders

  • CORU's decision under sections 15(1)(a), 15(1)(i), and 31(1)(a) of the FOI Act is affirmed.