ICO Consults on Regulatory Action Policy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft regulatory action policy and seeks views on it in the period to 28 June….
Litigation & DR
Advocate General’s Opinion on Disclosure of Metadata
The disclosure of metadata may be justified in investigation of offences that do not constitute serious offences in the opinion of an Advocate General to the Court of Justice. But the special circumstances required to be present to justify an interference with the right to privacy are likely to be rare and did not apply in the instant case…
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Is Data the New DNA?
David Chaplin reports on the doubts surrounding evidential data and criminal law voiced at the recent SCL event, “When the internet of things goes to court”…
Latest Data Retention Judgment
Judgment has been given on Liberty’s application for judicial review of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, part 4 and its compatibility with EU law. The aspect of part 4 which was conceded to be incompatible was indeed declared incompatible….
Editorial – April/May 2018
Laurence Eastham wants to see a constructive reaction to the current data protection fever to combat dangers that may arise once that fever has subsided….
The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling: High Court Judgment on Delisting
Iain Wilson gives us his in-depth analysis of NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc, where the delisting of search engine results was sought and which provides the first English decision on the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’…
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Consent: The Double-edged Sword and the Progression towards Other Legal Bases for Processing
As GDPR D-day approaches, Katie Simmonds and JP Buckley highlight the dangers of focusing on consent as a basis for processing…
Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations
The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/480) have now been published…
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High Court Judgment on ‘Right to be Forgotten’
The High Court has given judgment in two claims that concern the ‘right to be forgotten’ or the right to be delisted….
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Commission Proposes ‘New Deal for Consumers’
The European Commission has published proposals for ‘a New Deal for Consumers’ with the declared aim of ensuring that all European consumers fully benefit from their rights under Union law….
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