Nowak v Courts Service (Notice Party: DPC) - 8 November 2024

• Judgment Date: 08 November 2024
• Issuer: Court of Appeal
• Decision Date: 08 November 2024
• Year: 2024

THE COURT OF APPEAL

CIVIL

[approved]

[2024 No 113]

[2022 No. 283/JR]

The President Neutral Citation Number [2024] IECA 266

Meenan J.

O’Moore J.

BETWEEN

PETER NOWAK

APPELLANT

AND

THE COURTS SERVICE OF IRELAND

RESPONDENT

AND

THE DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION

THE SUPERIOR COURTS RULES COMMITTEE

NOTICE PARTIES

JUDGMENT of Costello P. delivered on the 8th day of November 2024

Introduction

1. This is an appeal by Mr. Nowak (“the Appellant”) against the judgment and order of

the High Court (O’Donnell J.), refusing him an order of mandamus, directing the Central

Office of the High Court to process four appeals against Circuit Court orders, which, in

turn, dismissed his appeals in respect of decisions of the Data Protection Commission.