Ezsias v The Welsh Ministers: QBD 23 Nov 2007

The Claimant claimed under Section 7(9) of the 1998 Act for failures to disclose data to him following several requests. He sought (i) a declaration that the National Assembly had failed to comply with their obligations under the 1998 Act, (ii) damages in respect of that non-compliance, and (iii) an order requiring them to comply.
Held: The claim succeeded in that the response was out of time, but otherwise failed.

Judges:

Hickinbottom HHJ

Citations:

[2007] EWHC B15 (QB), [2007] All ER (D) 65

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Data Protection Act 1998 7(9)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

See AlsoEzsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust EAT 25-Jul-2006
EAT Employment Tribunal struck out unfair dismissal claims stating they were bound to fail. The employers had made two applications, one for a deposit to be ordered pursuant to rule 20 of the Employment Tribunal . .
See AlsoEzsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust CA 7-Mar-2007
The employer had applied to strike out their employee’s claim for unfair dismissal, and also sought a deposit from the claimant. The claim had been re-instated by the EAT.
Held: A claim should not be struck out where, as here, there were facts . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromEzsias v Welsh Ministers CA 24-Jun-2008
Renewed application for leave to appeal against orders making a limited declaration that there were certain breaches on the defendant’s part of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998 in that they did not disclose all disclosable . .
CitedDawson-Damer and Others v Taylor Wessing Llp and Others ChD 6-Aug-2015
The clamants sought orders under the 1998 Act for disclosure of documents about them by the defendant solicitors and others. The defendants said that the request would require the consideration of a very large number of documents, considering in . .
CitedElliott v Lloyds TSB Bank 24-Apr-2012
Leeds County Court – The court considered the extent of the obligation imposed by s 8(2) of the 1998 Act.
Held: The data controller is only required under the section to supply the individual with such personal data as is found after a . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

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Updated: 23 July 2022; Ref: scu.296300