From the UK - Victory in the High Court over details of MPs' expenses
From the Telegraph:
Today the High Court has delivered a damning verdict on the attempt by MPs to keep secret the details of their Additional Costs Allowance claims, which pay for their second homes.I requested details of six MPs’ expenses in January 2005. Earlier this year, the Information Tribunal ruled that I should be given everything I asked for.
The House of Commons appealed, resulting in a one-day hearing estimated to have cost taxpayers at least £100,000. Ably represented by my legal representative, solicitor advocate Simon McKay, I argued my case as strongly as I could and I am delighted by today’s outcome.