Largest Monetary Penalty Imposed by ICO
Another NHS Trust has been hit with a monetary penalty – and this time it is an eye-watering £325,000 penalty…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Anonymisation of Data: ICO Consults
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun a public consultation on a new anonymisation code of practice….
ICO Consults on Anonymisation Code of Practice
Marion Oswald reviews key provisions in the ICO’s draft code of practice on anonymisation…
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Data Protection Breaches: Today and Tomorrow
In an imperfect world, there will be data protection breaches. Peter Wainman outlines the law on breach notification with his worried clients in mind….
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Due Diligence in a Cloud Environment
Tania Williams highlights some of the key areas that customers should consider as part of their cloud computing due diligence exercise…
Patent Wars
Sometimes so confusing that it might well pertain to a Galaxy far, far away, the ongoing complexities of the litigation over smartphone patents leave many at a loss. John D. McGonagle offers a strategic overview of the smartphone ‘patent wars’…
ICO: Updated Cookie Guidance
The ICO has issued updated guidance on cookies consent, reflecting its 26 May deadline for compliance…
Back to Basics: Termination of IT Contracts
Duncan McCall QC and Adam Temple look at the rudiments of non-consensual termination for cause…
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: Report and Analysis
David Cran and Louise Williams consider this major CJEU judgment and its implications…
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Monetary Penalty for NHS Trust
An NHS trust has had to pay a monetary penalty of £90,000 for a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998….