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Lexis®+ Information Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
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Get a good background to data protection law and view practical guidance focused on data protection matters for commercial transactions. See also our UK GDPR compliant pro-party clauses for use in commercial agreements.
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Protect trade secrets and know-how using the law of confidentiality. Get information and a set of pro-party confidentiality agreements here.
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Lexis+® Information Law
It’s our online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
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Latest Information Law News
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published a position statement on the judicial use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), setting out expectations...
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a call for evidence to inform its approach to applying data protection law to the distinctive...
This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws...
MLex: The Roman Catholic Diocese of the Belgian city of Ghent must justify retaining baptismal data after an objection, a senior adviser to the EU’s...
Law360, London: Around 80 actors, performers and public figures backed the ‘Save Our Voices Now’ campaign, launched on 8 August 2026, calling for...
Latest Information Law Practice Notes
This Practice Note examines the law on the use of storage and access technologies (SATs) in the UK. The term SATs encompasses many different tools,...
This Practice Note tracks key developments relating to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025) which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 and...
This timeline sets out key dates and information relating to the UK’s Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506,...
FORTHCOMING CHANGE: This Practice Note reflects the current legislative position, however, note that certain elements may be impacted by the Digital...
This Practice Note provides a summary of the UK GDPR regime. For a higher-level introduction to UK data protection laws, see Practice Note: Data...
Latest Information Law Precedents
This Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered...
1In this [clause], UK Addendum means the International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (version B.1.0) issued...
1In this clause 1, UK Addendum means the International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (version B.1.0) issued...
Background to this thought leadership PrecedentThis Precedent was produced as part of a thought leadership project by Lexis+® UK in April 2022....
Background to this thought leadership PrecedentThis Precedent was produced as part of a thought leadership project by the Data Protection Intelligence...
Latest Information Law Q&As
Featured Information Law content
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)—Navigator [Archived]
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 information
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—mutual
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)The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent regulator designed to uphold...
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
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...
Are recorded conversations between lay people legal and can they be used in legal proceedings?
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?
In the context of confidentiality agreements, what constitutes an ‘indirect’ disclosure? Is it necessary to specifically use the word ‘indirect’ to capture all types of disclosure by the main disclosing party?
Letter of claim—breach of confidence
Letter of claim—breach of confidence[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and confidential...
Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement
Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPRThis Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation,...
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law tracker
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law trackerThis Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme...
Commercial use of photographs—data protection and privacy issues
Commercial use of photographs—data protection and privacy issuesThis Practice Note addresses issues affecting professional photographers taking...
Letter of claim—breach of data protection law
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...
What does IP completion day mean for Information Law? [Archived]
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...
Confidential information, privacy and injunctions
Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
The Data Protection Act 2018
The Data Protection Act 2018This Practice Note introduces the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).For higher-level introductions to data...
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 consent form be needed?
Associated legal terms
Carbon Budget (Other Jurisdictions)
means the cumulative volume of Greenhouse Gas emissions permitted at the national level for the period of [year to year], expressed as a net quantity of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent and determined by decree of [national legislation].
leave of the court
permission granted by the court;
Transaction Documents
means this agreement, [specify any other agreements] and all of the documents in the agreed form;
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