Data Protection In Jersey

A rare case in Jersey regarding the rights of data subjects to access their own personal data under Article 7 of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 (the "Law") has demonstrated that even 11 years after the Law was enacted, there remains significant uncertainty about one of its most fundamental provisions.

Background

Dr Alwitry (Dr A) is a consultant ophthalmologist. He applied for a job as consultant at the General Hospital and entered into a contract of employment in August 2012 with the States Employment Board. This contract was revoked in November 2012.

Dr A brought proceedings for unfair dismissal which were subsequently withdrawn.

Dr A's legal representatives also made subject access requests under Article 7 of the Law.