Information Rights & Regulatory

Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision on Late Data Protection Complaint

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal regarding a late application under the Data Protection Act. The Tribunal upheld the First-tier Tribunal's decision that the claimant's application was too late and did not warrant an extension of time.

Upper Tribunal Rejects Appeal on Housing Association Status

Upper Tribunal rules on First-tier Tribunal jurisdiction over FOI enforcement

Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Revoke Transport Manager's License

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against PSV Licence Refusal

Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Deny Restricted License

Upper Tribunal Upholds Traffic Commissioner's Decision on Financial Stability

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeals on Freedom of Information Requests

The Upper Tribunal overturned a lower court decision, allowing appeals related to Freedom of Information requests. The Tribunal ruled that certain government communications should remain confidential based on the public interest test.

Upper Tribunal Upholds GMC's Refusal to Disclose Fitness to Practice Determination

Upper Tribunal Upholds Decision to Revoke Operator's License

Upper Tribunal Dismisses Appeal Due to Technical Error in Licence Surrender Form

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal brought by a company over the revocation of its licence. The appeal was dismissed because the company's surrender form was incorrectly signed.

Upper Tribunal Dismisses License Revocation Appeal

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal challenging the revocation of a license. The claimant failed to respond to correspondence and used an unauthorised operating center, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.

Upper Tribunal Sets Aside First-tier Tribunal's Strike Out Decision

Upper Tribunal Rules HMRC Must Disclose Litigation Costs

Upper Tribunal Partially Allows Appeal Against Traffic Commissioner's Decision

Upper Tribunal Sets Aside Disqualification Order Due to Procedural Unfairness

The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal against a disqualification order imposed by a Traffic Commissioner. The order was set aside due to procedural unfairness at the public inquiry, where the operator and director were not represented by legal counsel and were not warned about the potential for disqualification.

Upper Tribunal Upholds Environmental Conditions on Licence

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal on FOIA vs EIR Classification

Upper Tribunal Sets Aside Decision on Disclosure of Commercial Negotiation Tactics

The Upper Tribunal overturned a lower court's decision to withhold certain commercial negotiation tactics from being disclosed. The higher court found that the tactics were not unique or unusual, and thus the public interest in knowing them outweighed the interest in keeping them confidential.

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeals Against AdBlue Emulator Decisions

The Upper Tribunal allowed appeals against Traffic Commissioner decisions regarding the fitting of AdBlue emulators, citing procedural unfairness and dishonesty in the decisions.