CalMac Ferries Ltd (Whether a request was vexatious) [2024] ScotIC 252_2024 (08 November 2024)

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

  1. 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