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ICO response to the Data (Use & Access) Bill (DUAB)

The Information Commissioner has published a response to the DUAB that was introduced to Parliament on 24 October 2024. In summary, it regards the Bill as a welcome reform of data protection laws, improving the way in which the ICO …

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GDPR and Artificial Intelligence in the workplace

In this podcast, Patrick Wheeler, Head of IP & Data Protection and Employment Associate, Patrick Kilgallon explore some concerns arising from the increasing use of AI in employee monitoring and discuss three main risks involved in implementing AI in the …

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The end of the Brexit transition period: what this means for your business’s data protection obligations

It’s difficult to believe we’re already in December – particularly when it feels like the world has been on pause for most of 2020 – yet here we are in the final month of the Brexit transition period. Up to …

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WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants – Supreme Court hands down decision

The Supreme Court has handed down its Judgment in this high profile case in which Morrisons appealed previous findings of vicarious liability for a malicious data breach carried out by an ex-employee. The appeal also concerned whether the Data Protection …

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British Airways facing record GDPR fine

The fine represents 1.5% of its 2017 worldwide turnover, and whilst below the maximin possible 4% fines represents the largest single fine handed down by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Patrick Wheeler, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property and Data …

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