The High Court has ruled that electors can see documents relating to an £850m waste management contract between Nottingham Council and Veolia Environmental Services, reports the UK Freedom of Information blog.

The case relates to an FoI request from local campaigner Shlomo Dowen.

Friends of the Earth, who backed Mr Dowen, described the ruling as “a tremendous victory for freedom of information”, and said: “The judgment sets an important precedent for local authorities with immediate impacts for other councils around the country.”