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New ICO guidance on vexatious requests

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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January 6 2009

Under section 14 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA 2000), public authorities are not required to respond to freedom of information requests which are vexatious or repeat requests

Recent data security breaches provoke a spate of government reviews

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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March 19 2008

In light of a number of major public sector data security breaches which have occurred in recent months, the Government has commissioned three separate reviews, each emanating from different Departments, and has proposed new powers for the Information Commissioner

Is there privacy for public sector workers?

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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May 20 2008

Individuals working in the private sector can expect that the personal data they provide to their employer will be kept confidential and only disclosed to third parties in very limited circumstances

Lost documents, scribbled notes and new information - the Freedom of Information Act’s approach to the form and format of information

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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May 20 2008

Under the UK Freedom of Information regime, individuals have a right to access information held by a public authority

Injurious falsehood claim in relation to statements made in election campaign

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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May 31 2009

Eady J rejected the claims of injurious falsehood and infringement of the Data Protection Act 1998 brought by the Claimant, Mr Quinton, against the Defendants, Mr Peirce and Mr Copper

House of Lords data protection judgment delivered

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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July 11 2008

On Wednesday 9 July, the House of Lords handed down its decision in the case of Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner

Data retention in UK: the Communications Data Bill and the Interception Modernisation Programme

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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August 31 2008

The UK Government has announced that it will publish a draft Communications Data Bill later in 2008

Amendments to the prospectus Directive

Bird & Bird
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European Union, United Kingdom
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June 9 2011

An amending Directive has been published which will widen the exemptions for the production of a prospectus

Employer ordered to make public apology

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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September 15 2010

In St Andrew's Catholic Primary School v Blundell the employment tribunal decided that the claimant had been victimised after she claimed sex discrimination and awarded her £291,496 compensation, including £22,000 for injury to feelings