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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published guidance detailing its approach to handling data protection complaints, including the...
The European Commission launched a call for evidence to support the preparation of a legislative proposal to revise the EU Cybersecurity Act. The...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its updated guidance on data protection by design and by default alongside the commencement...
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...
The Secretary of State has made the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025) (Commencement No 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations...
Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)—key definitions and proceduresThis Practice Note on strategic lawsuits against public...
Execution formalities—unincorporated charitiesThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on the execution of documents by unincorporated...
Mobile app development and data protectionFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Data...
Anonymisation, pseudonymisation and privacy enhancing technologies (PETs)STOP PRESS: On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal...
Cookie compliance—summarySTOP PRESS: On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act...
Consent to process personal data—sample wordingSTOP PRESS: This document is being updated to reflect implementation of the Data (Use and Access) Act...
Data licence agreement—pro-licenseeThis Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Data licence agreement—pro-licensorThis Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Personal data sharing agreement—independent controllers—one-wayThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of disclosing party] [of OR a...
Database sale agreement—including provisions for personal data—pro-assigneeThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a...
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 informationThe tort of misuse of private information is focused on ‘the protection of human autonomy and dignity—the...
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) is the UK’s independent regulator designed to uphold...
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...
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 enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
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 trackerThis Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme...
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[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]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.11 pm (GMT) on 31...
Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
The Data Protection Act 2018This Practice Note introduces the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).For higher-level introductions to data...
disclosure'>Non-disclosure agreement—an agreement to keep certain information confidential.
to bring or lay a charge or indictment;
“Telecommunication system” means a system (including the apparatus comprised in it) that exists (whether wholly or partly in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) for the purpose of facilitating the transmission of communications by any means involving the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy.