About Not a public authority under FOIA; a subject access request (UK GDPR Art 15) is the statutory route.
Not a public authority under FOIA; a subject access request (UK GDPR Art 15) is the statutory route. Escalation: Legal Ombudsman. Court: County Court or High Court: compliance order (Data Protection Act 2018 s.167). Correspondence: 3 emails (1 sent, 2 received).
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Next step (forecast): complaint, 26 Oct 2026
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I asked Linklaters' records team to confirm whether any 1982-1988 files on Great House Farm, Tŷ Mawr and Llandough remain in their custody or have been archived, and their retention status and matter reference.
“Whether any client files, pleadings, instructions, disclosure schedules, title abstracts, HMLR correspondence or plans relating to Great House Farm”
Linklaters acknowledges your preservation notice and states it will review the request to the extent it involves personal data for which the firm is a data controller.
“we will assess your request in due course where, and to the extent that, it concerns personal data”
We sent an automatic reply acknowledging receipt of the preservation notice regarding Great House Farm (Tŷ Mawr), Llandough, confirming our usual response turnaround is 24 hours.
“Please note that our usual turnaround time for a response is 24 hours.”