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Data Protection Act 1998
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Privacy and Cybersecurity
India’s SGI Rules Clash With DPDP Data Minimization
India's AI regulators just gave platforms two rules that can't both be followed at once. The 2026 IT Rules amendment on Synthetically Generated Information wants platforms to retain provenance metadata.…
Corporate and Commercial Law Blog
Court of Appeal confirms scope of data controllers’ security obligations
In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal allowed the UK Information Commissioner's appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal in proceedings involving DSG Retail Limited ("DSG"). The case…
Global Policy Watch
UK Court of Appeal Rules on the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of Data Security
By Sam Jungyun Choi, Jadzia Pierce, Paul Maynard
On February 19, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its decision in DSG Retail Limited v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140. The Court ruled that a…
Inside Privacy
UK Court of Appeal Rules on the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of Data Security
By Sam Jungyun Choi, Jadzia Pierce, Paul Maynard
On February 19, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its decision in DSG Retail Limited v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140. The Court ruled that a…
Jus Corpus Law Journal Blogs
HOW AI IS RESHAPING LEGAL PRACTICE: OPPORTUNITIES AND ETHICAL CONCERNS
By JusCorpus
INTRODUCTIONThe legal profession, traditionally characterized by conservatism and a reliance on precedent, stands at the precipice of a technological revolution. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept but…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UK ICO Publishes New Guidance on Subject Access Requests
On May 24, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office announced it published new guidance for business and employers on responding to subject access requests.
Privacy Matters
UK: Data Reform Bill: post-Brexit data reforms
Today, through the Queen’s Speech, the UK Government has set out its legislative program for the next Parliamentary term. The speech outlined 38 proposed laws, including the Data Reform Bill.…
Technology Law Dispatch
ICO launches consultation on Chapter 3 of updated guidance on anonymisation, pseudonymisation and PET
By Angelika Christoforou, Cynthia O’Donoghue
On 7 February 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced that it had launched a consultation on Chapter 3 of its draft guidance on anonymisation, pseudonymisation, and privacy enhancing…
Privacy World
Google LLC v Lloyd – Major Representative Action Denied
By Victoria Leigh, Squire Patton Boggs
On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected Mr Richard Lloyd’s attempt to bring representative proceedings against Google. Styled by the Court of Appeal as a champion of…
Technology's Legal Edge
Lloyd v Google – Supreme Court Judgment – report and impacts on data protection and mass claims in the UK
By Ross McKean, Jamie Curle, Jeremy Sher, David Cook, Leontia McArdle, Benjamin Fellows
On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment allowed Google’s appeal against the Court of Appeal decision granting Mr Lloyd permission to continue his representative claim…