Legal costs

Matthew Davis made this Freedom of Information request to Home Office

The request was successful.

From: Matthew Davis

13 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

What have been the external legal costs associated with the
Case No: CO/12241/2008 which was heard in the High Court in June
relating to a so-called meta-request? By this I mean all the
payments you have made for legal advice and representation in the
preparation of the case as well as similar costs in relation to the
case at the Information Tribunal. I would like copies of any
receipts you hold. If this request should also be sent to the
Ministry of Justice as they are the lead department then I would
ask you to forward it to them. If you believe the Ministry of
Justice paid for any of these costs then also please send a
duplicate copy of this request to them.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Davis

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From: Matthew Davis

13 August 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

You should have replied to my request for information about the
legal costs associated with your unsuccessful fight against
so-called 'meta-requests'. Please could you answer the question.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Davis

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From: Patel Reshma
Home Office

13 August 2009

Dear Mr Davis,

Thank you for your email dated 13 August 2009 request response on
information about the legal cost associated with your unsuccessful fight
against so-called `meta-requests'. We are waiting for clearance to your
request and hopefully will send you a respond by end of next week.

Many Thanks

Reshma Patel

Information Service Centre

Shared Services Financial and Commercial Group

Lower Ground Floor Seacole Building

2 Marsham Street

0207 035 1013

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From: Brook Adrian
Home Office

4 September 2009

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Dear Mr Davis

I attach a reply to your FoI request of 13 July about legal costs.

Regards

Adrian Brook

Information Access Team

Information Management Service

Ground Floor, Seacole Building (NW)

Home Office

2 Marsham Street

London SW1P 4DF

Tel. 020 7035 1022

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From: Matthew Davis

4 September 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of
Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Home Office's
handling of my FOI request 'Legal costs'.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is
available on the Internet at this address:
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/le...

Specifically I asked to see copies of the invoices. You have not
provided me with them or stated why you should not provide them to
me.

Yours faithfully,

Matthew Davis

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From: Bragaglia John
Home Office

9 September 2009

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Dear Mr Davis,

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your recently requested
internal review.

Yours sincerely,

John Bragaglia

Information Access Consultant

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From: Bragaglia John
Home Office

28 October 2009

Dear Mr Davis,

I have now completed my internal review of the above Freedom of
Information request. As part of this review we would like to release some
further information to you in the form of additional documentation.
Unfortunately the file is too large to send electronically, so I would be
grateful if you might provide a postal address which I can send the
material/response to. You can reach me through the Home Office
switchboard, the number for which is 020 7035 4848.

I look forward to receiving your call.

Yours sincerely,

John Bragaglia

Information Access Consultant

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From: Bragaglia John
Home Office

29 October 2009

Dear Mr Davis,

I have today sent the response to your internal review to you by special
delivery. I have been informed that despite the postal strike you should
receive this tomorrow. If you have any problems receiving the response
please do let me know and I will arrange for an alternative method of
delivery.

Yours sincerely,

John Bragaglia

Information Access Consultant

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From: Matthew Davis

16 November 2009

Dear Bragaglia John,

Please note that I have not seen these invoices. The mail has not
arrived.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Davis

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From: Bragaglia John
Home Office

16 November 2009

I have now left my post in IMS and no longer deal with Freedom of
Information queries. If your message is Freedom of Information related
please re-direct to either Adrian Brook - 020 7035 1883
([email address]) or Mark Jarvis - 020 7035 1027
([email address]). Emails will not be forwarded or read
in my absence.

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From: Matthew Davis

17 December 2009

Dear Bragaglia John,

Please note that these invoices have still not been sent to me.
Could somebody call me on 07808 590250 to sort out sending them.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Davis

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Matthew Davis left an annotation ( 7 January 2010)

I have received the bills now. If anybody has an interest in seeing them then drop me a line.
Matthew Davis

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