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

Whether it is possible to appeal to the Supreme Court a judge-reviewed decision by the Court of Appeal that it does not have jurisdiction to issue an Appellant's Notice

Facts

The Appellant is a former employee of the Financial Conduct Authority. The underlying proceedings arose from a complaint and human rights claim brought before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ("IPT") concerning alleged monitoring and surveillance by the FCA. The present application concerns the legal effect of the Court of Appeal’s no-jurisdiction disposal and whether it can support an application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. In the underlying proceedings, 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. The Appellant applied to the High Court for judicial review of the decision. Permission to apply for judicial review was refused on the papers. The Appellant 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. The Appellant applied for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Civil Appeals Office Master conferred with the jurisdiction lawyer and the Appellant was informed that the Court of Appeal did not have jurisdiction to issue the Appellant's Notice. The Appellant provided written submissions seeking review by a Judge. Popplewell LJ reviewed the materials and maintained the no-jurisdiction conclusion. The Appellant was advised that the matter was at an end, and that no further document or order would be provided. The Appellant now applies for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Appellant argues that the decision of the Court of Appeal as to jurisdiction 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

Permission to Appeal

Justices

Lord Sales

Lord Leggatt

Lady Simler

Permission to Appeal decision date

30 July 2026

Permission to Appeal decision

Refused

The application does not raise an arguable point of law

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