Draft Consumer Rights Bill
The draft Consumer Rights Bill has now been published. It is of special interest to IT lawyers, not least for the proposals for special provision for ‘digital content’…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Irish Presidency Proposes Risk-Based Adjustments to Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation
Bridget Treacy and Naomi McBride bring us up to date with the latest developments on the EU DP Regulation…
Learning to Code
Laurence Eastham was drawn to a discussion in the SCL LinkedIn group that really took off and wonders if it has relevance for all IT lawyers…
The Downing Street Lovers and the Information Commissioner
Laurence Eastham reveals all he knows about the identity of those involved in the Downing Street fling and wonders if there are lessons for a poorly resourced ICO….
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Two New Monetary Penalties Imposed
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published details of further monetary penalties imposed on public authorities….
DP Reform Package: ICO Reiterates Concerns
The Information Commissioner has published his letter to the Secretary of State for Justice expressing his concern about the ICO’s ability to cope with the duties that would fall upon it if the data protection reform package proceeds in its current form…
A Brave New World Demands Brave New Thinking
Phil Lee considers the impact that Google Glass and other ‘smart glasses’ may have on privacy issues and calls for new thinking…
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BYOD in Law Firms
Ian Wimbush asks how the trend towards BYOD is affecting law firms…
Latest Data Protection Act Prosecution
A former manager of a health service based at a council-run leisure centre in Southampton has been prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for unlawfully obtaining sensitive medical information relating to over 2,000 people. Paul Hedges took the information hoping to use the data for a new fitness company he was setting up. He…
Shocking: Unprepared
Spurred by the recent ICO survey of business awareness of the EU DP reform package, Laurence Eastham has an awful confession…