In 2008 AIP published the book Access to Information Litigation in Bulgaria 2005-2008: Selected Cases, volume 4. It contains analytical part, which reviews the main problems related to the court practice with regard to the Access to Public Information Act during the last years. The analysis encompasses the development of both cases related to the exercise of the right of access to public information and to the implementation of the exemptions from the right of access to information. Summaries and twenty-seven decisions on 14 court cases in which AIP legal team has provided legal help, including court representation, were included as appendices to the book.
Some strategic court cases in which Access to Information Programme has provided legal assistance, including representation in court, during 2008:
1.Documents contained in an administrative case file on case allegedly decided after a bribe
Desislava Krasteva (bTV) vs. the Administrative Court – Varna
2.A contract between the State Tourism Agency and a company for an exhibition stand at the World Travel Market 2007 held in London
Zornitsa Markova (Dnevniknewspaper) vs. the State Tourism Agency
3.Information about the type and number of stamps used within the Sofia Regional Prosecutor's Office
Ivan Petrov vs. the Sofia Regional Prosecutor's Office
4. Information about the official leaves and official trips of the Chairperson of the Sofia Municipal Council
Ivan Petrov vs. the Sofia Municipal Council
5.Access to the premises of the National Assembly with the purpose of movie-making
Malina Petrova vs. the Chief Secretary of the National Assembly
6.Access to a Protocol from the session of the National Council on Biodiversity at the Ministry of Environment and Waters
National Movement Ekoglasnost vs. the Ministry of Environment and Waters
7. Information about the allocation of money for official publications in local media
Association Non-Governmental Organizations Center Razgrad vs. the Mayor of the Municipality of Razgrad
8. Access to public procurement contracts with construction companies
Association Non-Governmental Organizations Center Razgrad vs. the Mayor of the Municipality of Razgrad
9.Information about the drafting of a Regulation by the Ministry of Culture
Yurii Valkovski vs. the Ministry of Culture
10. Access to the TOR for the preparation of a Detailed Development Plan for the construction of a ski-tourist area
WWF – World Wide Fund, Bulgaria vs. Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Waters – Sofia