CalMac Ferries Ltd (Whether a request was vexatious) [2024] ScotIC 252_2024 (08 November 2024)
The Commissioner determined that the request met the threshold for vexatiousness under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, considering the nature, frequency, and context of the applicant's correspondence.
- Citation
- [2024] ScotIC 252_2024
- Parties
- Applicant: CalMac Ferries Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judgment Date
- 08 November 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Scottish Information Commissioner Decision / Final Decision
- Outcome
- Request refused as vexatious
- Legal Topics
- Vexatious Requests, Public Authority Obligations
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Parties
CalMac Ferries Ltd
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Scottish Information Commissioner Decision / Final Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the information request to CalMac Ferries Ltd was vexatious under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Ratio Decidendi
The Commissioner determined that the request met the threshold for vexatiousness under section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, considering the nature, frequency, and context of the applicant's correspondence.
Court Disposition
Request refused as vexatious
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