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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...
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30th May
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Are recorded conversations between lay people legal and can they be used in legal proceedings?The law relating to the recording of conversations...
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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk
30th May
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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...
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2nd Jun
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In the context of confidentiality agreements, what constitutes an ‘indirect’ disclosure? Is it necessary to specifically use the word ‘indirect’ to...
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Produced in partnership with Michelle Last of Keystone law
30th May
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Letter of claim—breach of confidence[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and confidential...
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30th May
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Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
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Produced in partnership with Will Smith of Anglo American
30th May
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Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPRThis Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation,...
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30th May
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Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law trackerThis Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme...
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30th May
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Commercial use of photographs—data protection and privacy issuesThis Practice Note addresses issues affecting professional photographers taking...
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2nd Jun
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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...
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2nd Jun
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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...
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30th May
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Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
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30th May
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The Data Protection Act 2018This Practice Note introduces the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).For higher-level introductions to data...
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30th May
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Is someone’s voice personal identifiable information under GDPR? If someone is to do a voice over for content of some training for a business, would a...
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30th May
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The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018This Practice Note provides an overview of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018...
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30th May
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Limitation of data protection liability in contracts—market practice in general business services agreements between controllers and processors...
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2nd Jun

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Artificial intelligence—explainabilityExplainability has emerged as an important component of ethical and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) and...
27th Jun
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Internet of things (IoT)—data protection, privacy and securityThis Practice Note focuses on the data protection and privacy implications of the...
Produced in partnership with Professor Guido Noto La Diega PhD FHEA Avv of University of Strathclyde
27th Jun
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What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?This Q&A looks at the impact of Brexit on cross-border transfers of...
27th Jun
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What UK laws apply to automated individual decision-making and profiling?The UK GDPRThe mostly commonly encountered UK data protection law is the...
27th Jun
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Data (Use and Access) Act—trackerThis Practice Note tracks key developments relating to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025) which received...
27th Jun
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The Data Protection Act 2018 before 1 January 2021 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the Data Protection Act...
27th Jun
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The GDPR regime in the UK before 1 January 2021—Navigator [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the EU General Data...
27th Jun
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DPA 1998 to GDPR comparison—rights of data subjects [Archived]Brexit: On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered an...
Produced in partnership with White & Case
27th Jun
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The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information about the Data Protection and...
27th Jun
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Rights of data subjectsFORTHCOMING CHANGE: On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Data (Use and Access)...
27th Jun
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Processing personal data by law enforcement and intelligence agenciesSTOP PRESS: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 19 June...
Produced in partnership with Professor Dan Hyde of HCR Law
26th Jun
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Offences under the Data Protection Act 2018STOP PRESS: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 and partially came...
Produced in partnership with Sam Thomas of 2BR
26th Jun
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How do I calculate the time limit for responding to a data subject request?The General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)...
26th Jun
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What data/information can a data subject request from me under the right of access?The General Data Protection Regulation provides for enhanced rights...
26th Jun
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What makes a data subject access request ‘complex’?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides for enhanced rights for data subjects in the...
26th Jun
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What should I do if I can’t access all the relevant data to respond to a data subject request because of coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing...
26th Jun
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Refusing a data subject request—what is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides for enhanced rights...
26th Jun
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How long do I have to comply with a data subject request?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides for enhanced rights for data subjects...
26th Jun

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