Information Rights & Regulatory

Upper Tribunal: GDPR Applies to Foreign Companies Processing Personal Data

The Upper Tribunal ruled that a company based outside the UK must comply with the GDPR if it processes personal data in a way that intersects with the activities of controllers within the EU. This includes using crawlers to scrape facial images from websites and storing them in a database.

Upper Tribunal Upholds Licence Revocation and Disqualification Orders

Upper Tribunal Dismisses Appeal on Access to Sex Education Materials

Freedom of Information Act Appeal Dismissed by Upper Tribunal

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal regarding the absolute exemption under section 44(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, finding that disclosure of the information requested was not prohibited by section 63 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998.

Freedom of Information Appeal Dismissed by Upper Tribunal

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal challenging a public authority's response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Tribunal found that the public authority did not hold the requested information at the time of the request.

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against Transport Manager Licence Revocation

The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal against the revocation of a transport manager's licence because the requirement to provide a hard copy with a wet signature was not clearly mandated. The appeal was successful as the transport manager had uploaded a compliant form onto the VOL system.

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against Licence Revocation Due to Inadequate Explanation

Upper Tribunal confirms barring of care worker endangering vulnerable adult

Upper Tribunal Dismisses Appeal on Restricted Operator's Licence

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal challenging the refusal of a restricted operator's licence. The appeal was rejected because the applicant did not provide enough proof of financial stability and the proposed location was deemed unsuitable.

Upper Tribunal Upholds Commissioner's Right to See Privileged Info

Upper Tribunal Upholds Licence Refusal for Selling Animals as Pets

Upper Tribunal Dismisses Appeal Over Personal Information Withholding

Worker's Appeal Against Barred List Decision Dismissed by Upper Tribunal

Upper Tribunal Sets Aside Licence Revocation Due to Procedural Error

Upper Tribunal Upholds Disqualification of Manager

The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal challenging the Traffic Commissioner's decision to disqualify a manager for failing to maintain good repute and professional competence. The manager was found to have violated safety standards and operational controls.

Upper Tribunal Upholds Refusal of Licence Application Due to Insufficient Financial Standing

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal on Financial Penalties Due to Errors

Upper Tribunal Allows Appeal Against DBS Barring Decision

The Upper Tribunal allowed an appeal against a a person barring decision, finding that the initial decision-making process contained errors of law. The case was remitted to a person for a new decision based on specific findings of fact.

Worker Successfully Challenged Mistaken Inclusion on Child Barred List

The Upper Tribunal decided that the worker should be removed from the Child Barred List due to a mistake of law, but upheld his inclusion on the barred list. The decision was based on the lack of evidence to support the claimant's inclusion on the Child Barred List and the presence of evidence supporting his inclusion on the barred list.

Appeal Allowed: Error of Law in Decision-Making Process