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Consumer Council for Postal Services (Postwatch), Regina (on the Application of) v Postal Services Commission and Another: Admn 19 Dec 2005

Judicial review was granted of the decision of the respondent not to penalise Royal Mail (for which it was regulator) for its failure to meet its service standards. Citations: [2005] EWHC 3163 (Admin) Links: Bailii Statutes: Postal Services Act 2000 22 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Appeal from – Royal Mail Group Plc v … Continue reading Consumer Council for Postal Services (Postwatch), Regina (on the Application of) v Postal Services Commission and Another: Admn 19 Dec 2005

Royal Mail Group Plc v The Consumer Council for Postal Services: CA 7 Mar 2007

The Royal Mail appealed a grant of judicial review of the decision of the Post regulator not to penalise the company for its failure to meet its service conditions as regards enforcement of credit terms for bulk mail customers. Held: The natural meaning of clause 20(b) of the statutory licence is that Royal Mail is … Continue reading Royal Mail Group Plc v The Consumer Council for Postal Services: CA 7 Mar 2007

Royal Mail Group Plc v The Postal Services Commission: Admn 25 May 2007

Application, lodged as an appeal, seeking to quash a financial penalty of andpound;1 million imposed by the Respondent upon the appellants for breaches of the licence granted by Postcomm to the appellants. Postcomm is the body constituted under the 2000 Act, which is responsible for granting licences to enable persons to ‘convey a letter from … Continue reading Royal Mail Group Plc v The Postal Services Commission: Admn 25 May 2007

Royal Mail Group Plc v The Postal Services Commission: CA 5 Feb 2008

Appeal from a decision declining to quash a penalty of pounds 9.62 million imposed on Royal Mail Group Plc by the Postal Services Commission. The penalty was imposed for breaches by Royal Mail of conditions of the licence which required it to use all reasonable endeavours to apply its mail integrity procedures and to establish … Continue reading Royal Mail Group Plc v The Postal Services Commission: CA 5 Feb 2008

Durant v Financial Services Authority: CA 8 Dec 2003

The appellant had been unsuccessful in litigation against his former bank. The Financial Services Authority had subsequently investigated his complaint against the bank. Using section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998, he requested disclosure of his personal data held by the bank. The Financial Services Authority disclosed some copies of documents relating to the … Continue reading Durant v Financial Services Authority: CA 8 Dec 2003

Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner: HL 9 Jul 2008

An MP had asked the Agency under the 2002 Act for details of all incidents of childhood leukaemia for both sexes by year from 1990 to 2003 for all the DG (Dumfries and Galloway) postal area by census ward. The Agency replied by saying that the release of the information would put at risk the … Continue reading Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner: HL 9 Jul 2008

Royal Mail Group Ltd v Allen and Another: Admn 3 Feb 2012

The defendant had been convicted on his plea of guilty to offences under section 83(1). As a postman he had diverted postal packets given to him for delivery. The judge later became concerned at the correctness of the plea which required the defendant to be a person ‘engaged in the business of a postal operator’ … Continue reading Royal Mail Group Ltd v Allen and Another: Admn 3 Feb 2012

Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie: SC 19 Dec 2017

The claimant and her family were in a car crash while on holiday in Egypt. The claimant’s husband and his daughter died. The holiday had been booked in England and the car excursion booked in advance from England. The hotel operator was incorporated in Canada, and denied that the English court had jurisdiction. Each party … Continue reading Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated v Brownlie: SC 19 Dec 2017

Nzolameso v City of Westminster: SC 2 Apr 2015

The court was asked ‘When is it lawful for a local housing authority to accommodate a homeless person a long way away from the authority’s own area where the homeless person was previously living? ‘ The claimant said that on applying for housing she had been rehoused outside the Borough and that the Coucil had … Continue reading Nzolameso v City of Westminster: SC 2 Apr 2015

Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department Ex Parte Simms: HL 8 Jul 1999

Ban on Prisoners talking to Journalists unlawful The two prisoners, serving life sentences for murder, had had their appeals rejected. They continued to protest innocence, and sought to bring their campaigns to public attention through the press, having oral interviews with journalists without undertakings from the journalists not to publish any element of the interview. … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for The Home Department Ex Parte Simms: HL 8 Jul 1999

Department of Health, Regina (on The Application of) v Information Commissioner: Admn 20 Apr 2011

The department appealed against an order requiring it to disclose statistical information about late abortions. The department argued that the numbers involved were such that the individual patients involved mighty be identified, and that therefore the information constituted personal data and was exempt under section 40 of the 2000 Act. The claimant had altered its … Continue reading Department of Health, Regina (on The Application of) v Information Commissioner: Admn 20 Apr 2011

South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner: SC 29 Jul 2013

Commissioner’s Approach not in Breach In May 2010, a Mr Irvine made requests under the 2002 Act for information from South Lanarkshire Council. He wanted to know how many of their employees in a particular post were placed at 10 particular points on the Council’s pay scales. His underlying purpose was to find out whether … Continue reading South Lanarkshire Council v The Scottish Information Commissioner: SC 29 Jul 2013

Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers: HL 26 Jul 1977

The claimant sought an injunction to prevent the respondent Trades Union calling on its members to boycott mail to South Africa. The respondents challenged the ability of the court to make such an order. Held: The wide wording of the statute did not mean that the courts had, in effect, limitless powers to grant interlocutory … Continue reading Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers: HL 26 Jul 1977

Kennedy v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 12 May 2011

The claimant, a journalist, sought further information from the Charity Commission after the release of three investigations into the ‘Mariam Appeal’ and questions about the source and use of its funds. The Commission replied that it was exempt under section 32. The claimant appealed against the finding of a blanket exemption, and continued after completion … Continue reading Kennedy v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 12 May 2011

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 28 Apr 2015

A journalist had requested the appellant who published the claims made by Members of Parliament for expenses to its website had requested in addition copies of the receipts produced by the MPs to justify three claims. The Authority provided a narrative from the receipts but declined to provide copies. The information Commissioner, and tribunals required … Continue reading The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority v The Information Commissioner and Another: CA 28 Apr 2015

Kennedy v Information Commissioner: Admn 19 Jan 2010

The claimant journalist had made a freedom of information request to the Charity Commission as to its investigations of a charity under section 8 of the 1993 Act. The Commission claimed absolute exemption under section 32(2). He now appealed against rejection of his application by the Information Tribunal as to most of the material sought. … Continue reading Kennedy v Information Commissioner: Admn 19 Jan 2010