R (Open Rights Group Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Liberty intervening)

Subject Matter

DATA PROTECTION — Personal data — Access to — Legislation disapplying rights of data subjects where likely to prejudice maintenance of effective immigration control — Whether contrary to European Union law — Data Protection Act 2018 (c 12), s 15, Sch 2, para 4 — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, arts 7, 8 — Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/679, art 23

[2019] EWHC 2562 (Admin); [2020] 1 WLR 811; [2019] WLR(D) 546, QBD

DATA PROTECTION — Personal data — Access to — Legislation disapplying rights of data subjects where likely to prejudice maintenance of effective immigration control — Whether contrary to European Union law — Data Protection Act 2018 (c 12), s 15, Sch 2, para 4 — Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/679, art 23

[2021] EWCA Civ 800; [2021] 1 WLR 3611; [2022] 2 All ER 257; [2021] WLR(D) 303, CA

EUROPEAN UNION — Retained EU law — Declaratory relief — Domestic legislation found to be contrary to retained EU law on data protection — Whether English courts having jurisdiction to suspend declaratory relief — Correct exercise of that power — Duration and scope of suspension

[2021] EWCA Civ 1573; [2022] QB 166; [2021] 3 WLR 1365; [2022] 3 All ER 69; [2021] WLR(D) 548, CA

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