Devant Maharaj V PETROTRIN [2019] UKPC 21

Acted for the Appellant from first instance to the Privy Council in a matter concerning the refusal of a request made by the appellant pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 1999 (“FOIA”) for disclosure of certain documents by the Respondent, a state-owned company. The documents in issue were certain witness statements filed in arbitration proceedings between Petrotrin and World GTL Inc and World GTL St Lucia Ltd (together, “World GTL”).