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Information Commissioner's Office to get expanded powers

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 14 2009

2008 was another year of embarrassment for the public sector in terms of data losses and it is therefore no surprise that the Ministry of Justice has put forward a series of proposals to give the Information Commissioner an increased range of powers, some of which are mentioned in this article

Prohibited disclosures and FOI the Court of Session overturns the Scottish Information Commissioner

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 3 2008

The EA is a UK-wide statute that makes provision for competition law, the enforcement of consumer legislation and insolvency in the United Kingdom

Data protection registration fees for large organisations to increase

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 24 2009

As of 1 October 2009 the notification and renewal fees charged to data controllers by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will be split into two tiers, with an increase from £35 to £500 for larger organisations who act as data controllers

Bruce Wayne please, not Batman ICO clarifies that only real people should apply

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 19 2009

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published new guidance on Section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Data protection regime change published

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 19 2009

Parliamentary wheels are in motion for some important changes to the data protection regime over the coming months as the Government recently published the Coroners and Justice Bill

Consultant netted in breach of confidence action

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 1 2009

The High Court has upheld a breach of confidence claim against a consultant who helped develop a product for one company and then used information obtained in this first assignment when subsequently engaged by a rival company to develop a competing product

Data protection alternative to a defamation claim is "absurd"

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 1 2009

In a blow for claimants creatively using their rights under the Data Protection Act (DPA) - in this case to restrict use of personal information in the public arena - Mr Justice Eady in the High Court ruled that the DPA is not to be used to afford a set of parallel remedies for failed defamation actions

Information Commissioner's Office issues guidance on information sharing to local authorities

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 23 2007

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued guidelines to public bodies outlining various factors that local authorities and other public organisations should consider before sharing personal information between departments or with other authorities

ICO investigation finds Orange Personal Communication Services Limited ("Orange") and Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited ("Littlewoods") in breach of Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act")

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 23 2007

Orange and Littlewoods have been required by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to sign formal undertakings that they will adhere to the Act, following an inquiry into the manner in which personal data was stored and used

Information Commissioner calls data protection security breaches "horrifying"

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 23 2007

In his 2007 annual report, the Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has denounced the high number of security lapses by "banks, retailers, government departments, public bodies and other organisations."

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Information Commissioner's Office to get expanded powers

Prohibited disclosures and FOI the Court of Session overturns the Scottish Information Commissioner

Data protection registration fees for large organisations to increase

Bruce Wayne please, not Batman ICO clarifies that only real people should apply

Data protection regime change published

Consultant netted in breach of confidence action

Data protection alternative to a defamation claim is "absurd"

Information Commissioner's Office issues guidance on information sharing to local authorities

ICO investigation finds Orange Personal Communication Services Limited ("Orange") and Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited ("Littlewoods") in breach of Data Protection Act 1998 (the "Act")

Information Commissioner calls data protection security breaches "horrifying"

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