About Information Law
Lexis®+ Information Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
Data protection
Get a good background to data protection law and view practical guidance focused on data protection matters for commercial transactions. See also our UK GDPR compliant pro-party clauses for use in commercial agreements.
Confidential Information
Protect trade secrets and know-how using the law of confidentiality. Get information and a set of pro-party confidentiality agreements here.
Key information law developments
View a range of trackers to enable horizon scanning and monitoring of key developments. The trackers are maintained - making them useful for keeping up-to-date and for business development.
Lexis+® Information Law
It’s our online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
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Latest Information Law News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has secured a £355,880.10 confiscation order against former Manchester motor insurance worker Rizwan...
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has published a speech delivered by Digital Minister, Liz Lloyd at the New Statesman...
This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned that businesses have one month remaining to implement data protection complaints processes...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a report outlining its advice to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
Latest Information Law Practice Notes
This Practice Note analyses legal and commercial issues arising out of direct marketing activities. It covers the relevant provisions of Assimilated...
This new starter guide provides an introduction to data protection law for those who are not familiar with data protection and includes a general...
This Practice Note sets out key dates and information relating to proposed changes to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive)...
This Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court decisions related to data protection, ePrivacy, misuse of private...
This Practice Note explains the role and purpose of a notary, the steps required to notarise a document and the meaning of legalisation.For more...
Latest Information Law Precedents
Letter notifying data subject of data breach under the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, SI 2003/2426[Data...
The ScheduleJoint controller arrangements1Definitions and interpretation1.1In this Schedule:Communication•means a complaint, enquiry, notice, request...
Defined terms: This precedent schedule uses the additional defined terms ‘Agreement’, ‘Business Day’, ‘Disclosing Party’, ‘parties’, ‘person’ and...
This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of supplier], a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
1Appointment and powersWe, [insert name of company] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered number] whose...
Latest Information Law Q&As
Featured Information Law content
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—Navigator [Archived]
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—NavigatorThis Practice Note serves as a reference guide to the Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679...
Privacy law—misuse of private information
Privacy law—misuse of private informationThe tort of misuse of private information is focused on ‘the protection of human autonomy and dignity—the...
Confidentiality agreement—mutual
Confidentiality agreement—mutualThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of [insert details ] OR a company incorporated in...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent regulator designed to uphold...
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)This Practice Note provides a summary of the UK GDPR regime. For a higher-level introduction to UK...
Are recorded conversations between lay people legal and can they be used in legal proceedings?
Is it standard for a non-disclosure agreement to contain liability limitations (eg for loss of information and/or breach) and what arguments could be used to seek to remove any such provisions added by another party?
In the context of confidentiality agreements, what constitutes an ‘indirect’ disclosure? Is it necessary to specifically use the word ‘indirect’ to capture all types of disclosure by the main disclosing party?
Letter of claim—breach of confidence
Letter of claim—breach of confidence[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and confidential...
Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement
Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPRThis Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation,...
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law tracker
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law trackerThis Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme...
Commercial use of photographs—data protection and privacy issues
Commercial use of photographs—data protection and privacy issuesThis Practice Note addresses issues affecting professional photographers taking...
Letter of claim—breach of data protection law
Letter of claim—breach of data protection law[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and breach of data...
What does IP completion day mean for Information Law? [Archived]
What does IP completion day mean for Information Law? [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.11 pm (GMT) on 31...
Confidential information, privacy and injunctions
Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
The Data Protection Act 2018
The Data Protection Act 2018This Practice Note introduces the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).For higher-level introductions to data...
Is someone’s voice personal identifiable information under GDPR? If someone is to do a voice over for content of some training for a business, would a consent form be needed?
Associated legal terms
admission of liability
admission of liability' means the defendant admits that— (a) the claimant contracted a gastric illness; (b) the defendant thereby caused some loss to the claimant, the nature and extent of which is not admitted; and (c) the defendant has no accrued defence to the claim under the Limitation Act 1980
forfeiture by peaceable re-entry
the re-possession by a landlord of premises occupied by tenants;
Third country
Third country’ is not defined under the EU GDPR, but since the EU GDPR is a text with EEA relevance and incorporated into the EEA Agreement, it means any country (or territory) outside of the EEA. ‘Third country’ is specifically defined under the UK GDPR as a country or territory outside the UK.
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