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Information Law weekly highlights—21 October 2021

Information Law weekly highlights—21 October 2021

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EU to seek data protection accords with global partners for joint enforcement

EU to seek data protection accords with global partners for joint enforcement

The following EU Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU to seek data protection accords with global partners for joint enforcement

Prysmian loses trade secrets battle with shipbuilder

Prysmian loses trade secrets battle with shipbuilder

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National AI Strategy—step change for the AI economy in the UK

National AI Strategy—step change for the AI economy in the UK

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Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contractsThis Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Malicious falsehood

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

Practice notes

EU and EEA data protection supervisory authorities

A key objective of the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the EU GDPR) is to achieve a level of consistency in relation to...
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19th May
Practice notes

Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
Practice notes

Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Investigatory Powers TribunalFor information on the overarching regime for scrunity of the use of powers under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Practice notes

Exemptions to the UK general data protection regime

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period. Due to the extensive similarities between the...
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19th May
Q&As

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—set II—controller to controller—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to: •a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘Set II’ or ‘2004’ EU Standard...
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19th May
Practice notes

Defamation and social media

The internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs, internet forums, online...
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Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May
Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May
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Practice notes

Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...
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19th May
Practice notes

Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Subcontracting

SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
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19th May
Precedents

Precedent instructions or brief to counsel

[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location]]][Specify division][Specify specialist...
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19th May
Practice notes

Privacy law—misuse of private information

Privacy law—misuse of private informationThe tort of misuse of private information is focused on ‘the protection of human autonomy and dignity—the...
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Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 19th May
Practice notes

Misuse of private information and related claims

The tort of misuse of private information is the principal cause of action relied on to protect privacy rights, at least against defendants who are...
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Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB 19th May

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Report on title—long form

Report on title—long form

Property: [insert name and/or address of the Property] (‘Property’)Purchaser: [insert name, address and (if applicable) company registration number of buyer]Transaction: [insert brief details]1Executive summary1.1Scope of reportThis report is addressed to you [insert buyer’s name] and has been

Parliamentary committees

Parliamentary committees

Parliamentary committeesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. At this point in time (referred to in UK law as ‘IP completion day’), key transitional arrangements come to

Lexcel—assessment

Lexcel—assessment

Lexcel—assessmentLexcel is the Law Society's practice management standard. It is not compulsory although Lexcel accreditation can be helpful for firms wishing to be accredited under the Conveyancing Quality Scheme or the Legal Service Board's Specialist Quality Mark. This Practice Note tells you

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individuals

Sentencing fraud offences committed by individualsThe Sentencing Council (SC) has produced sentencing guidelines for fraud offences under the Fraud Act 2006 (fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information and fraud by abuse of position), false accounting under section 17 of