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Lexis庐+ Information Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
Data protection
Get a good background to data protection law and view practical guidance focused on data protection matters for commercial transactions. See also our UK GDPR compliant pro-party clauses for use in commercial agreements.
Confidential Information
Protect trade secrets and know-how using the law of confidentiality. Get information and a set of pro-party confidentiality agreements here.
Key information law developments
View a range of trackers to enable horizon scanning and monitoring of key developments. The trackers are maintained - making them useful for keeping up-to-date and for business development.
Lexis+庐 Information Law
It鈥檚 our online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.
Latest Information Law News
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), alongside the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has released minutes from the Strategic Lawsuits Against...
The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO) has released a report containing data about the prevalence of data breaches. The report has practical...
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has announced that two cases of alleged strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP)s have been...
Welcome to this week鈥檚 edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to...
Information Law analysis: Ellie Ludlam, partner, and Alex Smallwood, associate, of Pinsent Masons consider the ICO鈥檚 new fining guidance (for breaches...
Latest Information Law Practice Notes
Brexit鈥攁pplicable law [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The UK and EU鈥檚 specific proposals for...
Brexit鈥攕ettlement [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers the impact that Brexit...
Brexit鈥攕ervice of documents [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note considers the impact...
Brexit鈥攅nforcement of judgments [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. The UK and EU鈥檚 specific proposals for...
Responding to a UK GDPR compensation claim鈥攁 practical guideSTOP PRESS鈥擨mpact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This Practice...
Latest Information Law Precedents
Records retention schedule (employment)STOP PRESS: The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO) has published draft guidance on keeping employment...
Policy鈥攔ecords retention (employment)FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The ICO has published draft guidance on keeping employment records, which is out for...
Data protection privacy notice (recruitment)FORTHCOMING CHANGE: The ICO has published draft guidance on recruitment and selection, which is out for...
Policy鈥攊nternet, email and communications (short form)STOP PRESS: The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO) has published draft guidance on keeping...
Policy鈥攂ring your own device (BYOD)This material considers the UK GDPR regime, and legislative links are to Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK...
Latest Information Law Q&As
Featured Information Law content
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)鈥擭avigator
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)鈥擭avigatorThis Practice Note serves as a reference guide to the Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679...
Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security
Managing a breach of confidentiality or information securityMany companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of...
Are recorded conversations between lay people legal and can they be used in legal proceedings?
What are the differences between joint controllers and controllers in common under the GDPR? What is the difference in liability if a party is a joint controller with another, compared to where the parties are controllers in common?
The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO)
The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO)The Information Commissioner鈥檚 Office (ICO) is the UK鈥檚 independent regulator designed to uphold...
Privacy law鈥攎isuse of private information
Privacy law鈥攎isuse of private informationThe tort of misuse of private information is focused on 鈥榯he protection of human autonomy and dignity鈥攖he...
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law tracker
Data protection, privacy and confidential information case law trackerThis Practice Note tracks noteworthy High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme...
Is someone鈥檚 voice personal identifiable information under GDPR? If someone is to do a voice over for content of some training for a business, would a consent form be needed?
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR
Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPRThis Practice Note provides a high-level introduction to the EU鈥檚 General Data Protection Regulation,...
Key definitions under data protection law
Key definitions under data protection lawThis Practice Note provides further guidance on key definitions used in the EU鈥檚 General Data Protection...
UK GDPR鈥攅xtra-territorial reach
UK GDPR鈥攅xtra-territorial reachThis Practice Note discusses the territorial scope of the regime established by the United Kingdom General Data...
Letter of claim鈥攂reach of confidence
Letter of claim鈥攂reach of confidence[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and confidential...
Confidential information, privacy and injunctions
Confidential information, privacy and injunctionsThis Practice Note deals with the general principles of obtaining an injunction relating to...
What does IP completion day mean for Information Law? [Archived]
What does IP completion day mean for Information Law? [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.11 pm (GMT) on 31...
List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharing
List of data protection clauses and agreements for commercial transactions and personal data processing and sharingThis Practice Note is a...
Can a company cap its liability for breach of its data protection obligations under a contract?
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)This Practice Note provides a summary of the UK GDPR regime. For a higher-level introduction to UK...
Trade secrets and confidential information鈥攑rotection and enforcement
Trade secrets and confidential information鈥攑rotection and enforcementThis Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and...
Associated legal terms
ePrivacy
ePrivacy is a term used to describe the legal framework for the processing of personal data and privacy in the electronic communications sector. ePrivacy is closely related to the broader data protection regime for the processing of personal data and, as a result, can rarely be considered in isolation.
Public telecommunications service
means any telecommunications service which is offered or provided to the public, or a substantial section of the public, in any one or more parts of the United Kingdom.
purchaser
鈥減urchaser鈥 means a person who has entered into or intends to enter into a protectable disposition as disponee,
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