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New “bring your own device” guidance published by Information Commissioner’s Office

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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April 15 2013

On 7 March 2013, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published new guidance on "bring your own device" (BYOD), which explains the risks

Interim injunction or alleged breach of software distribution agreement

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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February 27 2009

In granting an injunction to the exclusive distributor of proprietary software in cash machines (Talaris (Sweden) AB v Network Controls International Ltd 2008 EWHC 2930), Mr Justice Coulson provides an object lesson in the application of the 'American Cyanamid principles' in a dispute focusing on the construction of the terms of an exclusive distributor agreement (EDA

Retention of internet communications data

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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June 1 2009

The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 came into force on 6 April 2009, transposing into UK law the internet data requirements of the Data Retention Directive (200624EC

Trade union blacklists: Ian Kerr fined and draft regulations published

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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September 16 2009

Ian Kerr, the man behind the company that maintained a blacklist which allowed prospective employers in the construction industry to discriminate against trade union activists, has been fined £5,000 for breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998

Privacy impact assessments after Phorm

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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September 16 2009

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an updated handbook for Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs

Financial fraud: data transfer “necessary for reasons of substantial public interest”

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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June 1 2009

In the matter of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC 2009 EWHC 442 (Ch), Mr Justice Lewison granted an application for the transfer of personal data in the possession of the joint provisional liquidators of a UK subsidiary to the trustee in bankruptcy of its parent company in the US, Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC

Direct marketing: database practice

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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March 27 2009

The Advertising Standards Authority’s Adjudication against Direct Home Shopping Brands Ltd ta Kaleidoscope Ltd (28 January 2008) reminds advertisers that the explicit and informed consent of consumers is required before disclosing their personal details to third parties for direct marketing purposes

Data protection bites tough new sanctions for breaches of the Data Protection Act

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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October 26 2009

Corporate executives and management do not often list data protection as a key area of risk for business

Privacy notices a clear & simple route to compliance

McDermott Will & Emery
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United Kingdom
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July 17 2009

Much has changed in the way personal information is processed in business over the last decade

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: inadequate safeguards and sanctions

McDermott Will & Emery
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European Union, United Kingdom
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January 15 2010

On 29 October 2009, the European Commission announced that it has moved to the second phase of the infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom for failing to implement EU e-privacy and data protection rules relating to the privacy of online communications

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