Guide for Journalists on How to Access Government Information

LegalLeaks Guide for journalists on how to access government information This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies.

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A guide for journalists on how to access government information (LegalLeaks)

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City of New York v BP, Chevron, Exxon and others, legal complaint as filed 9 January 2018

This is the complaint in an  important lawsuit filed in New York by the City of New York against a number of major oil companies. It seeks to hold them liable in respect of the cost of sea level rise/flood defences for the city, based on their conduct is causing or encouraging large scale emissions. This […]

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Judicial Review of Emissions Target England sought in 2017

These are the grounds on which a number of claimants seek to challenge the UK government’s refusal to alter the 2050 emissions targets under the 2008 Climate Change Act. The claimants rely upon changes since 2008 in climate change science and international climate change policy in order to argue that the government’s refusal to set […]

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Where should I look for the information that I need?

If you are trying to find information about an action or decision by the public authorities in your country: you may be able to find that information already available on a public register or website as part of a document published by state authorities as information provided to state authorities the FoI laws in your […]

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Tips and Guidance on Witness Evidence and Witness Statements

This short guide is designed to assist in preparing for taking and taking witness statements. It gives examples of  good and less good statements

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Tips and Guidance on Witness Evidence

Tips and Guidance on Witness evidence and Witness Statements This is a guide to how to prepare written statements from witnesses for use in court or other legal proceedings

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Exercising your right to access information

In this section we outline the issues that you may want to consider in preparing to make requests for information held by the state: Who can request information from public authorities? What kind of information can you request? How do you decide which entities to ask? Should you make one request, or multiple requests?

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When can an information request be refused?

In this section we outline the types of situation in which information requests can be refused legitimately.

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LANDESA

LANDESA Rural Development Institute is a non-profit organisation that partners with governments, NGOs and local organisations to secure land rights for the world’s poorest families with a particular focus on women’s land rights. They do this by working side by side with governments and other organisations to strengthen land rights for the landless poor – […]

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