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The sky’s the limit for liability

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2010

As a result of the current economic climate more and more contractual disputes are being fought out in court, including disputes regarding limitation and exclusion of liability clauses

Freedom of information and data protection no clearer understanding of relationship

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2010

The interaction between Freedom of Information legislation (FOI) and data protection is a difficult one

Just one more thing...

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2010

The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has recently announced a tougher approach on enforcement of FOI matters

Water and sewerage companies are not public authorities for the purposes of Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2011

The Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber), in Smartsource Drainage & Water Reports Limited ("Smartsource") v The Information Commissioner, has upheld the decision of the Information Commissioner ("IC") and found that privatised water and sewerage companies do not fall within the definition of public authorities for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 ("the Regulations"

Freedom of information lessons to be learned for private sector businesses

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 15 2010

The Information Tribunal has ordered the Department for Works and Pensions ("DWP") to disclose information concerning the award of the contract for the design and build of the Government Gateway services to Atos Origin

IT contract disaster: De Beers' IT system more coal than diamond

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2011

At the end of last year the High Court in England issued its judgment in De Beers UK Limited ("De Beers") v ATOS Origin IT Services UK Limited ("ATOS"

Recent privacy developments: cookies, ICO powers, security breaches and fines

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 14 2011

On 26 May the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 came into force

Review of the current regulation of CCTV is planned but the plans outlined by the government are limited in scope

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 14 2011

It was in 2000 that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its first Code of Practice aimed at ensuring that the use of Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) was compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA

New Scottish Information Commissioner and other recent developments in freedom of information

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 11 2012

Earlier this month the new Scottish Information Commissioner (SIC), Rosemary Agnew, took up her position

Proposals for EU data protection overhaul

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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May 11 2012

With the advent of social networking, cloud computing and smart cards we now leave digital traces with every online transaction we make