Cristiana Buica v The Information Commissioner
| Court | First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) |
| Judgment Date | 01 July 2026 |
| Neutral Citation | [2026] UKFTT 972 (GRC) |
| Date | 01 July 2026 |
| Year | 2026 |
© CROWN COPYRIGHT 2025
NCN: [2026] UKFTT 00972 (GRC)
Case Reference: FT/EA/2025/0478/GDPR
First-tier Tribunal
General Regulatory Chamber
Information Rights
Heard: on the papers in Chambers
Heard on: 26 June 2026
Decision given on: 01 July 2026
Before
TRIBUNAL JUDGE OLIVER
Between
CRISTIANA BUICA
Applicant
and
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
Respondent
Decision:
The proceedings are struck out under Rule 8(3)(c) because there is no reasonable
prospect of the Applicant's case, or part of it, succeeding.
REASONS
1. These proceedings involve an application to the Tribunal under section 166(2) of the
Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). The Applicant asks for an order in relation to a
complaint to the Information Commissioner (the “Commissioner”).
2. Under Rule 8(3)(c) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory
Chamber) Rules 2009, the Tribunal may strike out the whole or part of the
proceedings if the Tribunal considers there is no reasonable prospect of the
applicant's case, or part of it, succeeding.
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