Library
Article 79 - Substack Index
s.167 Data Protection Act 2018 - Compliance Order - Orders under Articles 15, 16 & 18 of the GDPR granted against Highland Council on 7 May 2025 at Inverness Sheriff Court. INV-SM2-24.
Motion for Uncapped Expenses Granted Against the Highland Council. "Manifestly Unreasonable Behaviour" & "Having Stated & Proceeding with a Defence has not Acted in Good Faith as to its Merits". INV-SM2-24.
SARfare in Sheriff Court: How it all began.. - Some context surrounding the initiation of court action against the Highland Council in INV-SM2-24.
“SpyGate”: Is the Highland Council Spying on You? - Council spooks, data hoarding, laundering & racketeering.
Data Rights Enforcement & Contempt of Court: The Highland Council should be worried about the implications of Buzzard-Quashie. - The recent fascinating case of Nadine Buzzard-Quashie v. Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police [2025] EWCA Civ 1397.
Querulants Beware: It’s the end of the road for anonymity for complainants of planning breaches. - Not a single planning authority in Scotland has a GDPR compliant Planning Enforcement Charter.
That Sound of Silence? No More. - The clock just struck accountability time for the badly behaved bureaucrats of the Highland Council.
Data Protection Legislation & Regulations
UK GDPR - Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
UK Law Enforcement Directive (LED) - Regulation (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Data Protection Act 1998 (Repealed)
EU Directive 95/46/EC (Repealed) PDF
(Repealed versions needed to interpret older case authority)
Subject Access Requests (SAR)
Subject Access Request (SAR) GDPR Guide: Highland Council - How to make a Subject Access Request & other data requests under the Data Protection Act 2018 & GDPR to obtain access to your data that the Highland Council holds.
Scottish Courts Simple Procedure Information
Act of Sederunt (Simple Procedure) 2016 (Scottish Statutory Instrument implementing the Simple Procedure Rules and Forms/Orders)
Simple Procedure Guide - Scottish Courts & Tribunal Service (SCTS)
Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 - procedural rules relevant to simple procedure.
Act of Sederunt (Taxation of Judicial Expenses Rules) 2019 - relevant to expenses of party litigants.
Simple Procedure Intro: Getting Acquainted with Court Procedure for Article 79 Claims - by Article 79.
Party Litigant Resources
MacPhail's Sheriff Court Practice 3rd Edition - Internet Archive (4th Edition is available to buy on eBay or loan via Interlibrary Loan at your local library.)
Plain Guide to Litigation - Scottish Land Court PDF Version here. (Although it's a different court, good procedural advice and terminology that crosses over into Sheriff Court practice.)
The University of Edinburgh Law Library (located in the quad on the Chambers St. side - easy to get a reference/non-student library card and access to a wealth of resources and law books)
The Party Litigant in the Scottish Civil Courts (2018 Ph.D thesis) by Halle Turner. (Interesting paper that gives a lot of insight to experiences of party litigants in the courts and indications of pitfalls to avoid.) Backup PDF.