Access request - legal advice that it should not be granted because of High Court proceedings - compliance following intervention by Office [2005] IEDPC 3

Access request - legal advice that it should not be granted because of High Court proceedings - compliance following intervention by Office [2005] IEDPC 3

High Court proceedings do not preclude a subject access request under the Data Protection Acts unless a claim of privilege applies; the data controller must comply unless statutory exemptions are met.

Citation
[2005] IEDPC 3
Parties
Complainant: Employee of a residential care school; Data Controller: Residential care school
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Procedural Posture
Data Protection Complaint / Resolution Following Intervention
Outcome
Complaint upheld; access request to be complied with.
Legal Topics
Subject Access Request, Personal Data, Legal Privilege, High Court Proceedings
Data Protection Subject Access Request Personal Data Legal Privilege High Court Proceedings

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Parties

Employee of a residential care school

Complainant

Residential care school

Data Controller

Procedural Posture

Data Protection Complaint / Resolution Following Intervention

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether High Court proceedings preclude a subject access request under Data Protection Acts
  2. 2 Whether legal privilege applies to requested data

Ratio Decidendi

High Court proceedings do not preclude a subject access request under the Data Protection Acts unless a claim of privilege applies; the data controller must comply unless statutory exemptions are met.

Court Disposition

Complaint upheld; access request to be complied with.

Orders

  • Data controller to provide complainant with access to personal data unless statutory exemption applies.