Tag: black spider memos
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Se-shauna Wheatle and Roger Masterman: The ‘Constitutional Aspect’ in Evans v Attorney General
As we devour (and, perhaps, mourn the disappointing content of) the communications between the Prince of Wales and UK government departments, we continue to dissect the more fascinating Supreme Court judgment in Evans, which finally prompted release of the correspondence. The request by Rob Evans of The Guardian for disclosure of the letters pursuant to…
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Alison Young: R (Evans) v Attorney General [2015] UKSC 21 – the Anisminic of the 21st Century?
On Thursday 26th March the Supreme Court concluded, to the delight of The Guardian and the dismay of the Prime Minister, that communications between Prince Charles and government Ministers – the so-called ‘black spider memos’ – should be released. This has been a long saga, involving issues of freedom of information, discussion of constitutional conventions…