Confidential information is the cornerstone of trust in legal practice, demanding meticulous handling and protection. Legal practitioners must adeptly manage the nuances of confidentiality to safeguard sensitive data and uphold client trust. Explore essential strategies and legal frameworks that ensure the integrity of confidential information.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published an NCSC Assessment on AI-cyber threat trends and projections to 2028, based on baseline,...
The Information Commission’s Office (ICO) has updated its detailed guidance on special category data to reflect changes introduced by the Data (Use...
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published its 2026 Annual Review, ‘The State of the Cyber Nation’, examining the evolving cyber threat...
EU Law analysis: On 17 September 2026, the European Commission published its draft proposal for the ‘Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and...
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...
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?A non-disclosure agreement or confidentiality agreement is used where one or more
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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