Time to review your DPO appointment?
A recent decision issued by the Belgian Data Protection Authority has some ramifications for registered social landlords (RSLs) who...
FOI and the GDPR: Uncomfortable Bedfellows?
Registered social landlords (RSLs) up and down the country are working hard to ensure that they are ready for freedom of information...
GDPR Six Months On: An Initial Appraisal
As readers will no doubt be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has applied from 25 May 2018. Six months on, Daradjeet...
GDPR: the new “millennium bug” for law firms?
GDPR: four letters that have given senior partners in law firms sleepless nights. But it need not be like this if a measured approach is...
The Data Protection Bill: Turning the task of navigating the high seas of data protection into plain
Thursday, 14 September 2017 was an exciting day for data protection practitioners. Why? It was the day that the UK Government finally...
New UK Data Protection Bill set to be the most robust data law ever
The UK Government has published a statement of intent, setting out details of the forthcoming Data Protection Bill. The Bill will be...
The Queen’s Speech: A Data Protection Law “fit for the 21st Century”
In the Queen’s Speech today, the Queen confirmed the intention of the UK Government to issue a Data Protection Bill to give effect to the...
ICO issues record £400k fine for breach of direct marketing laws
Keurboom Communications Limited has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for engaging in illegal direct...
RSLs: On Your Marks, Get Set, Go for FOI?
The Scottish Government published a consultation document in December 2016, seeking views on whether the Freedom of Information...
Your 10 Step Data Protection Action Plan for 2017
Organisations are now fully staffed for the first time in almost a month. While most people will be prioritising the unread items in...
