Alom (Appellant) v The Financial Conduct Authority (Respondent)

Case summary

Case ID

UKSC/2026/0066

Parties

Appellant(s)

Jasthi Alom

Respondent(s)

Financial Conduct Authority

Issue

Can a direction by the Court of Appeal that it does not have jurisdiction support an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court?

Facts

The appellant, Jasthi Alom, is a former employee of the Financial Conduct Authority (“the FCA”). He was dismissed for gross misconduct on 1 April 2021, following a disciplinary hearing concerning claims of harassment made against him by a colleague. Mr Alom maintains that he did not harass the colleague and has appealed against the decision to dismiss him, which was the subject of proceedings before the Employment Tribunal. This appeal concerns a complaint and human rights claim brought by Mr Alom against the FCA before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (“the IPT”). He made allegations that the FCA unlawfully monitored his work email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn Account, and social media, as well as covert surveillance. The IPT found that the complaint and the claim would not be considered because they were out of time. Further, the IPT found that the complaint and the claim were frivolous or vexatious because they were totally without merit. The IPT noted that there was no right of appeal from its decision. Mr Alom applied to the High Court for judicial review of the decision. Permission to judicial review was refused on the papers. Mr Alom then made an application to the IPT for leave to appeal the IPT’s decision. The IPT refused leave to appeal, because the application for leave was out of time, there was no good explanation for the delay, and there was no jurisdiction to appeal against the IPT decision in any event. Mr Alom applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal informed Mr Alom that it did not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal. Mr Alom now applies for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Mr Alom argues that the decision of the Court of Appeal ought to be appealable to the Supreme Court, notwithstanding that it was not in the form of a final decision or sealed order.

Date of issue

26 May 2026

Case origin

PTA

Back to top