Freedom of Information & Privacy

Our Freedom of Information and Privacy Expertise

Strachan provides expert representation in Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy. Our services include:

FOI Requests and Reviews: We assist clients in making FOI requests or responding to FOI requests
Privacy Law Compliance: We advise clients on compliance with privacy laws, including data breach responses and privacy impact assessments
Litigation: We represent clients in court and tribunal proceedings involving FOI and privacy matters.

Our approach is practical and informed by deep, lived experience.

Our principal has:

In one of Australia’s most significant data breaches
For major global brands, consulted about the FOI disclosure of highly sensitive commercial information
Acted for major government decision-makers required to make “test case” decisions such as the application of FOI disclosure duties to material held by agency employees on private devices
Acted in test case merits review proceedings which tested the intersection of FOI and press freedom principles.