The Cabinet Office’s New Model Services Contract – a Breakthrough in Government Contracting?
Chris Mann describes the principal provisions of the new model services contract, highlighting key provisions…
Litigation & DR
Up in the Cloud: Tackling e-Disclosure and Multi-jurisdictional Challenges
As more business functions and data migrate to the Cloud, Ching Liu and Ramin Tabatabai look at how organisations can ensure that they avoid the data risks it can create…
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Malware Arrests in UK
The National Crime Agency has announced details of what it describes an unprecedented UK operation to aid the global strike against Blackshades malware…
Google Glass: Issues for Wearers
Neil Cameron looks at some of the legal and practical issues that arise from using Google Glass in the real world…
Care Data: the Pros
Martin Hoskins explains why the care data initiative is useful – a life saver – and worth the slight risks to privacy that it may bring with it…
Care Data: the Cons
Jon Baines explains the dangers and potential unlawful nature of the care data initiative, which he sees as a massive threat to fundamental rights of privacy….
Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Annual Report 2013
John O’Connor reports on the latest report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…
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Advisory Group Boost for ODR
The Civil Justice Council has a new advisory group, charged with establishing ways for Online Dispute Resolution to solve civil disputes…
PI Sentenced for Data Protection Scam
Isleworth Crown Court has sentenced a private investigator who was convicted of conspiracy to commit offences under the Data Protection Act. The lead conspirator has been ordered to pay £89,000….
Data Retention: About Haystacks and Needles?
Dr Julia Hornle analyses the recent major judgment of the CJEU, which declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid…
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