UK case law
Touraj Nejadi v The Information Commissioner
[2026] UKFTT GRC 171 · First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) – Information Rights · 2026
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1. The Applicant made an application under section 166 of the Data Protection Act 2018 by lodging a GRC3 form on 5 November 2025. The appeal was incomplete as the Applicant’s form did not contain the name and address of any respondent and details of the complaint made to the Information Commissioner (“IC”).
2. By Directions and email dated 6 November 2025 the Applicant was required to provide these details to the Tribunal within 28 days. The Appellant did not comply with that Direction.
3. By Directions dated 19 December 2025 the Appellant was directed by 2 January 2026 to provide a completed form GRC3 and the ICO complaint to the Tribunal.
4. The Applicant was directed to note that failure to comply with this direction could lead to the Tribunal striking out the appeal for failure to comply without further direction. The Applicant did not comply with this direction.
5. By further directions made on 8 January 2026, the Applicant was required to provide to the Tribunal by 30 January 2026: a. All correspondence (letters or emails) from the IC which show the complaint made b. Any correspondence (letters or emails) which explains the IC’s decision (outcome) in relation to the complaint. c. Any correspondence (letters or emails) from the IC’s office in this matter.
6. The Applicant was again directed to note that failure to comply with this direction could lead to the Tribunal striking out the appeal for failure to comply without further direction.
7. The Applicant wrote to the Tribunal by email dated 14 January 2026, This email attached copies of correspondence with ACAS concerning possible Employment Tribunal action against his former employer and other correspondence concerning requests for erasure of data by that firm. The email did not attach any correspondence from the IC or give the information sought by the directions dated 8 January 2026. This means that the only correspondence with the IC which has been submitted was the partial copy of some messages attached to the original GRC3 form, which gives no detail of the date of submission of the complaint or its outcome.
8. The Applicant has failed to comply with the Directions dated 19 December 2025 and 8 January 2026 and accordingly there are grounds to strike out the appeal.