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High Court rules on the BBC's disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- December 9 2009
On 2 October 2009 the High Court of England and Wales decided two closely connected cases on the BBC's obligation to provide information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act
Information Commissioner issues draft guidance on the issue of monetary penalties
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- United Kingdom
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- March 15 2010
Subject to parliamentary approval, the power of the Information Commissioner (IC) to impose penalties up to a maximum of £500,000 for "serious" breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is due to come into force on 6 April 2010
Government consults on the introduction of custodial sentences for offences committed under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- January 4 2010
It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly to (a) obtain or disclose personal data or the information contained in personal data; or (b) procure the disclosure to another person of the information contained in the personal data, without the consent of the data controller (a section 55 offence
Government consults on level of monetary penalties for breach of Data Protection Act 1988
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- United Kingdom
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- February 10 2010
The UK Government has launched a consultation on the maximum penalties for serious breach of provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998
European Commission refers UK to ECJ over privacy and personal data protection
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- European Union, United Kingdom
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- January 6 2011
The European Commission (Commission) has decided to refer the UK to the EU's Court of Justice (ECJ) for not fully implementing rules on the confidentiality of electronic communications
Results of consultation on online privacy code published
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- United Kingdom
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- July 22 2010
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published the results of the online consultation on the new draft code of practice which will provide a practical and common sense approach to protecting individuals' privacy online
Final Code of Practice for assessment notices published by Information Commissioner
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- September 6 2010
The Information Commissioner's Office has recently published the final Code of Practice which details how the Information Commissioner will use his right to serve assessment notices for compulsory audits on certain data controllers under the new powers provided for by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Ofcom consults on internet traffic management and net neutrality
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- September 14 2010
Ofcom has issued a consultation on net neutrality and traffic management
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Business to transfer personal information outside of EEA under binding corporate rules authorised under the mutual recognition policy
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- November 23 2009
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has authorised the Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Business to transfer personal information to companies within its multi-national group which operate outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) in accordance with its Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs
Fines imposed for unwanted marketing calls and messages
- Baker & McKenzie
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- United Kingdom
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- July 4 2011
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that the Information Commissioner's Office (the ICO) will have new powers to serve monetary penalties of up to £50,000 for serious incidents where businesses and organisations make unwanted marketing phone calls or send unwanted marketing e-mails to consumers
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