In his inaugural speech as Information Commissioner, in 2022, John Edwards said my focus is on bringing certainty in what the law requires of you and your organisations, and in how the regulator ac…| informationrightsandwrongs
I’ve written up my thoughts for the Mishcon de Reya website, on the baffling decision by the ICO to take no action in response to the most catastrophic data breach in UK history, which exposed many…| informationrightsandwrongs
Section 1(2) of the Data Protection Act 2018 tells us that Most processing of personal data is subject to the UK GDPR Despite the attention given to the progress of the Data (Use and Access) Act 20…| informationrightsandwrongs
An interesting recent judgment in the High Court considers the extent to which rules in defamation law might also apply to data protection claims. In July 2024 His Honour Judge Lewis struck out a claim in defamation brought by Dale … Continue reading →| informationrightsandwrongs
In the run-up to last year’s General Election, the campaigning group The Good Law Project (GLP) actively encouraged people to make subject access requests (under Article 15 of the UK GDPR) to political parties, and they say that they enabled … Continue reading →| informationrightsandwrongs
The issue of the legality of the making of, and subsequent use of, covert audio and/or visual recordings of individuals is a complex one – even more so when it comes to whether such recordings can be adduced as evidence … Continue reading →| informationrightsandwrongs
