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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.
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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.
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Protect trade secrets and know-how using the law of confidentiality. Get information and a set of pro-party confidentiality agreements here.
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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 European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a new document on 13 March 2025 updating procedures for approving Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs)...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to...
MLex: The EU General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) procedural reform should be wrapped up by 30 June 2025, Karolina...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has outlined five key initiatives on 17 March 2025 aimed at balancing data protection with economic...
The European Commission has proposed a six-month extension of the two 2021 adequacy decisions with the UK, ensuring the continued free flow of data...
Latest Information Law Practice Notes
Executing deeds and documents in property transactions—charitiesIncorporated v unincorporated charitiesThere are currently a number of incorporated or...
The Investigatory Powers Act 2016—an introductory guide [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For an...
Investigatory Powers TribunalSTOP PRESS: The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (IP(A)A 2024) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2024. The Act...
Acquisition and disclosure of communications data under RIPA 2000 [Archived] ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The...
Offences under the Data Protection Act 2018This Practice Note explains the criminal offences contained within the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018)....
Latest Information Law Precedents
UK GDPR—2022 standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data outside the UK—International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) In...
UK GDPR—2022 standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for the transfer of personal data outside the UK—Addendum to 2021 EU SCCsIn briefChapter V (Transfers...
UK GDPR—2021 EU standard contractual clauses (2021 EU SCCs) for use with the ICO’s UK Addendum for international transfers—module four—processor to...
UK GDPR—2021 EU standard contractual clauses (2021 EU SCCs) for use with the ICO’s UK Addendum for international transfers—module three—processor to...
UK GDPR—2021 EU standard contractual clauses (2021 EU SCCs) for use with the ICO’s UK Addendum for international transfers—module two—controller to...
Latest Information Law Q&As
Featured Information Law content
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—Navigator
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—NavigatorThis Practice Note serves as a reference guide to the Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679...
Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security
Managing a breach of confidentiality or information securityMany companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of...
Are recorded conversations between lay people legal and can they be used in legal proceedings?
What are the differences between joint controllers and controllers in common under the GDPR? What is the difference in liability if a party is a joint controller with another, compared to where the parties are controllers in common?
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...
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...
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...
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?
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,...
Key definitions under data protection law
Key definitions under data protection lawThis Practice Note provides further guidance on key definitions used in the EU’s General Data Protection...
UK GDPR—extra-territorial reach
UK GDPR—extra-territorial reachThis Practice Note discusses the territorial scope of the regime established by the United Kingdom General Data...
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...
Confidential information, privacy and injunctions
Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
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...
List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharing
List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharingThis Practice Note is a...
Can a company cap its liability for breach of its data protection obligations under a contract?
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...
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...
Associated legal terms
gastric illness
'gastric illness' means any gastrointestinal illness arising from a contract'>breach of contract or breach of statutory duty or common law duty in respect of services, food and beverages provided in relation to a package holiday
package travel claim
(a) means a claim for damages for gastric illness contracted during a package holiday, and (b) may include a claim for diminution in value or loss of enjoyment suffered by the same claimant, but (c) excludes a claim under the Athens convention or the Montréal Convention;
to stay
to halt proceedings, apart from taking any steps allowed by the Rules or the terms of the stay—proceedings may be continued if a stay is lifted;
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