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The Council of the EU has agreed its negotiating position on proposals to simplify data protection, privacy and cybersecurity rules under the Omnibus...
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a draft statutory code of practice providing guidance for public authorities...
The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has launched a call for input to inform its 2027–2028 workplan, seeking views on overlaps between...
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)—Navigator [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information only. This archived Practice Note i) provides navigational information on the UK GDPR and accompanying Data Protection Act 2018 and ii) briefly
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some point
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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