Philip James

Intellectual property – intangible, invisible but not invaluable

United Kingdom - February 7 2014 You can't kick it, see it or put it in a shop window but for some businesses Intellectual Property ("IP") is the most valuable asset that it has. It…

Denise Fawcett

Fifty shades of Snowden

European Union, United Kingdom - January 22 2014 The secrets leaked by whistle-blower Edward Snowden, and the murky world of the US PRISM programme, are likely to cast a long shadow over 2014 and…

Google brought down to earth: landmark privacy development

United Kingdom - January 17 2014 A group of claimants have won a case in the High Court to bring a claim against Google in England. Google sought to prevent the claimants issuing…

General Data Protection Regulation – a guide to the proposed reforms

European Union, United Kingdom - November 28 2013 Phone-tapping. Espionage. Whistleblowing. You could be forgiven for thinking this was the pitch for an Ian Fleming novel. However, these are not the…

Do not disturb: managing data protection and cyber security in the hospitality sector

United Kingdom - October 13 2013 Data security has risen to the top of board agendas in the hospitality industry. A recent survey conducted by Verizon of the data breaches and…