Synopsis:
Unanimous judgment by Ngcobo J. The applicant argued that s 32 of the Constitution (right of access to information) should give him access to the record of investigation when he was sued by the Financial Services Board under the Insider Trading Act of 1998. The Court found it was not in the interests of justice to grant the application for leave to appeal because the applicant will not be prejudiced if he did not get the information required at this stage of the proceedings. The application for leave to appeal was dismissed.
