Supreme Court allows appeal against administrative refusal to disclose information under Polish Act on Access to Public Information.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court of Poland accepted the cassation appeal filed by a shareholder against a lower court's dismissal of an information request. The plaintiff sought disclosure of documents from a public limited liability company, arguing a right to information under the Act on Access to Public Information, while the defendant claimed exemptions based on commercial confidentiality. The court ruled that the lower court erred in applying the statutory exemptions, thereby allowing the appeal for further review of the disclosure obligation.
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AI generatedAct on Access to Public Information; Act on Public Limited Liability Companies: The court established that statutory exemptions for commercial confidentiality do not automatically preclude disclosure when the information is not subject to trade secrets or other protected interests, requiring a specific assessment of the request's nature.
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