Susan Wolf

Consultant, Act Now Training

Susan Wolf was formerly a Principal Law lecturer at the Northumbria University School of Law, where she taught law for 26 years. During this time Susan developed the LLM in Information Rights Law and Practice and the Postgraduate Certificate in Data Protection Law at the University. Susan taught on the LLM for 11 years and taught over 350 information rights practitioners, including Information Rights Tribunal members and ICO staff.

Susan has delivered training and conference papers nationally and internationally in the field of FOIA 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. She wrote the Law Society Handbook on Environmental Information and was a contributor for the Law Society’s Information Sharing Handbook. Susan was also the co-author of Wolf & Stanley on Environmental Law which went into its sixth edition.

After leaving the University in 2017 Susan became a consultant at Act Now Training where she regularly delivers training on the FOIA, EIR, GDPR and DPA 2018. Susan also is a regular contributor to the Act Now blog and delivers webinars on various current topics including legal updates.

Susan holds a BA (Econ), LLB and a MSc in Leadership & Management. She also has a Distinction on the Act Now GDPR Practitioner Certificate.

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Freedom of information and public contracts

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FIA 2000) in the context of public contracts. It covers key provisions, considerations and exemptions, including: information provided in confidence (FIA 2000, s 41), information which is a trade secret and information which, if disclosed, would prejudice commercial interests (FIA 2000, s 43). This Practice Note also looks at relevant guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office, as well as guidance within the Freedom of Information Code of Practice.

Public Law

Freedom of information―vexatious or repeated requests

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the provisions for refusing vexatious or repeated requests under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Public Law

Legal professional privilege and Law Officers' convention in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the exemptions that apply under sections 42 and 35 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in respect of communications linked with the obtaining of legal advice, including the particular constitutional position of Law Officers and information relating to provision of advice and requests for the provision of advice to the government.

Public Law

Practice Area

Public Law

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualifications

Act Now GDPR Practitioner Certificate (Distinction) (2018)
MSc Leadership & Management (Distinction) (Dean’s Prize), Newcastle Business School (2014-2016)
Postgraduate Certificate Educational Development, Newcastle Polytechnic (1992-1993)
LLB (Hons) Upper Second, Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University) (1982-1986)
BA Econ. (Hons) Lower second, University of Manchester (1979-1982)

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