kennedys – High Court makes first decision on the ‘judicial exemption’ to subject access rights in UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018

he High Court decision of X v The Transcription Agency (1), Master James (2) [09.05.2023] is the first detailed consideration of the scope of the judicial exemption to the right to access to personal data under the UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and Data Protection Act 2018 (the DPA 2018). As such, it is of interest to all data protection practitioners.
The decision also provides a useful guide to court procedure to be adopted when considering withheld material and the timing of responses to Data Subject Access Requests (DSAR).