First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber)
EA/2023/0538 - [2024] UKFTT 001054 (GRC)
Fecha: 19-Jun-2024
Mode of hearing
Mode of hearing
The proceedings were held by the cloud video platform. The Tribunal panel and the parties (except for the Commissioner) joined remotely. The Tribunal was satisfied that it was fair and just to conduct the hearing in this way. There were no interruptions of note during the hearing.
The Appellant did not attend in person and was represented by Aliya Al-Yassinof Counsel. The Commissioner did not appear and was not represented. The SFO was represented by Alex Shellum of Counsel.
- Heading
- Preliminary matters
- Introduction
- Background to the Appeal
- The Request
- The Decision Notice
- The appeal
- The Tribunal’s powers and role
- Mode of hearing
- The evidence and submissions
- Outline of relevant issues
- The relevant statutory framework (Footnote: 1 )
- Exemptions
- Section 31 – Law enforcement
- Discussion and findings
- Was section 31(1)(a), 31(1)(b) and/or 31(1)(c) engaged?
- The ‘precedent effect’ and the ‘mosaic effect’
- Conclusions