GDPR – Nuclear Bomb in the Information Age or Toothless Dog?
If you have ever found yourself in a huff over external entities utilising your private information whether it be with a company, a friend/partner, an employer or perhaps even an unknown third party, then it is likely that you will be familiar with your right to privacy and anonymity. But how do you find out
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“On ya bike!” CJEU Tells UK Courts In Critical Copyright Case
In the past year or so there have been some interesting and significant developments in copyright law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Brompton Bicycle Ltd v Chedech / Get2Get is the latest in this series of developments. Now I know what you’re thinking “but what about Brexit? EU copyright law
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The Joys and Pains of the Right to Privacy – St (A minor) v Primary School
In April 2020, the High Court rendered an interesting judgement in the context of Data Protection and Privacy. The two claimants, a child having the Down Syndrome and the child’s mother, succeeded in proceedings against their former primary school for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), breach of the Human Rights Act
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Ready or Not… Here it comes! Insight into the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
SMEs need to watch out and act ahead of the new GDPR regulation which is due to come into effect on 25 May 2018. No matter how small you are, you will have to comply with the legislation governing the secure collection, storage and usage of personal information.
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