Payment limitations (agriculture)

Court of Appeal rules ICO acted lawfully in subject access request complaint litigation

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 16, 2023

The UK Information Commissioner has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s ruling on a long-running court battle over a subject access request complaint.

Key Points: 
  • The UK Information Commissioner has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s ruling on a long-running court battle over a subject access request complaint.
  • In a judgment published today, the court upheld an earlier High Court decision by Mr Justice Mostyn to dismiss a claim by Mr Ben Delo that the ICO had unlawfully failed to determine his complaint about a subject access request he had made to Wise Payments Limited.
  • The case raised important questions about how far the ICO has to go in investigating and reaching a decision on the merits of every complaint.
  • The ICO also welcomes the court’s decision that the ICO acted lawfully in deciding the outcome of Mr Delo’s complaint.