Advent Sunday has come and gone so perhaps it is not too soon to open the first window of the advent calendar and consume the first morsel. Maybe it is too soon, but I could wait no longer. There are many more to come….
The ICO has served monetary penalty notices on two more local authorities…
The ECJ has ruled on a reference from Spain about the processing of personal data and the free movement of data and the effect of the Data Protection Directive…
Alex Lanstein tells you about APTs and why you might be a target and need to protect against them…
Read More… from Law Firm Security: Protecting Sensitive Data from Cybercriminals
Richard Morgan looks at the ICO’s use of assessment notices since new powers became available…
Read More… from Data Protection Enforcement Powers Part II: Assessment Notices in Practice
Lawyers beware – you are not immune from data protection errors nor safe from ICO action. But the message from the ICO is not to delay reporting breaches in purported defence of confidentiality….
Read More… from Data Protection Breach: A Lesson for Lawyers
Shelley Thomas looks at the power to impose monetary penalties and gives a detailed account of its use to date….
Richard Reimer, Thomas Robinson and Laura Rosca summarise key features of a further proposed amendment to the German Prevention of Money Laundering Act and its likely impact for e-money and internet payments…
Read More… from Money Laundering Amendments for Germany – and why it matters
Following his judgment in Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp & Ors v British Telecommunications Plc, Mr Justice Arnold has now determined the format of the injunction which will apply. BT was given 14 days in which to apply its terms….
Read More… from Newzbin Block: BT Injunction Format Determined
This article is the product of an exchange between Nick Holmes of Infolaw and Sir Henry Brooke, retiring chairman of the BAILII trustees. It deals with a number of issues relating to BAILII and how it operates, including issues raised in a recent piece in the Guardian….