The High Court (Saini J) has today handed down judgment in Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) (available here: Warren v DSG judgment). It is pithy and important stuff for data protection litigation, especially as regards accidental data breaches and the recoverability of ATE premiums. Continue reading
Webinar: Data Litigation & Regulation – How do the UK and US compare? – NEW DATE
The new date for the Data litigation & regulation – how do the UK and US compare? webinar is 13 September 2021 at 3pm.
If you were registered for the original date, 28 June 2021. You will automatically still be registered and will receive an email from Zoom with the update.
If you weren’t previously registered and would like to, please email RSVP@11kbw.com
Webinar: Data Litigation & Regulation – How do the UK and US compare? – POSTPONED
Our Data Litigation & Regulation – How do the UK and US compare? webinar due to start at 3pm this afternoon has been POSTPONED. A new date will be confirmed as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience is caused.
Totally Without Merit: A Consultation
Another week, another Upper Tribunal consultation. This time, the Tribunal Procedure Committee is inviting responses – by 16 August 2021 – on proposals to amend the Upper Tribunal Rules to enable judges to certify applications for permission to appeal as ‘totally without merit’, and thus removing the right to renew that application at an oral hearing. The changes would effectively align the UT with the position under the CPR, in relation to both applications for permission to claim judicial review and applications for permission to appeal. Given that it is just – just – possible that readers of this blog working in information rights may have come across litigants who make totally without merit applications, the consultation may be of interest. It is to be found here.
Christopher Knight
TIGRR Warning: the PM’s Taskforce on Innovation, Growth, and Regulatory Reform
Last week, the Prime Ministerial Taskforce on Innovation, Growth, and Regulatory Reform (known more catchily as TIGRR) published a 130-page report setting out a “new regulatory framework” for the UK. It offers a possible glimpse of the future of data regulation. Continue reading
Information Law Virtual Conference 2021
11KBW’s Annual Information Law Conference begins tomorrow with the first of nine webinars running from 16 June to 5 July. Tomorrow’s offering, chaired by 11KBW’s Christopher Knight, is ‘Data Privacy in the public law arena’. The conference has already attracted significant numbers, ranging from 540 to 700 registrants per webinar. If you have not yet signed up but wish to do so, please email RSVP@11kbw.com.