In January 2021, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), under which the ICO sits, signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the process to be followed when the Secretary of…
‘There is an article about me online that I disagree with – what are my options?’ Key points: There are a number of civil remedies available should you find yourself the subject of unwanted media publications, these are typically: commencing a claim for…
Key considerations when making a decision regarding whether to disclose patient records to the police: Has a Court Order been obtained by the police or is there a witness summons compelling an individual to produce the relevant records to the Court? The…
Recent media coverage of the treatment meted out to politicians and journalists under the guise of political protest has highlighted the use of mobile phones to record video footage, and the posting of such footage to the internet. In that context,…
The right of patients to access their personal data is not new. The GDPR made some potentially significant changes to that right including abolishing fees (in most cases) and shortening the timescale for data controllers to respond to subject access…
DR B v The General Medical Council [2018] EWCA CIV 4197 Background In proceedings before the High Court the Registrant, Dr B, had successfully challenged the General Medical Council’s (GMC) decision to disclose to P, the patient complainant, an expert report in…
This article was first published by HealthManagement.org on 25 May 2018, and is reproduced with kind permission. You can read the original article by clicking here. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on 25 May 2018, replacing the 1995 Data Protection…
Data has become the most valuable commodity of the digital era. In Europe, the value of the data commodity is thought to be around the €50 billion mark and projections suggest that this figure could rise to €111 billion by 2020. With such…
The regime for disclosure of historic information about convictions/cautions has been subject to a number of successful judicial challenges in recent years. The Supreme Court has recognised that, despite taking place in public, convictions can recede to become an aspect of…
Facebook billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, founder and Chief Executive of Facebook was hauled over hot coals before the US Government to explain Facebook’s (alleged) breach of data privacy. Silicon Valley Zuckerberg was forced to answer questions about the use of personal data and…
