P - Personal data
3/3/17
ITTIHADIEH v 5-11 CHEYNE GARDENS RTM CO LTD [2017] EWCA Civ 121; [2018] QB 256 (CA)
Considers the Data Protection Act 1998 including the meaning of “personal data” [61]-[69], who is a “data controller” [70]-[71], the form of a DSAR [78]-[81], the purpose of a DSAR [82]-[90], the form of a DSAR response [91-94], proportionality of search [95]-[103] (confirming that what is required is a “reasonable and proportionate search”), and the exercise of the court’s discretion [104] – [110] (confirming that relevant factors in the exercise of discretion include the absence of legitimate reason for a DSAR, the fact that the real quest is for documents, and the fact that the data is of no real value to the data subject).