Back in late January, some fellow whom posterity will not recall wrote a blog about the Opinion of AG Bobek in Case C-13/16 Rigas. This Opinion was notable chiefly because it said things which were obviously unlikely to have come from the European Court, things like using “common sense” to guide the interpretation and operation of Directive 95/46/EC. Some suspected it might be a fake. What, asked Panopticon, would the CJEU make of such free-wheeling mania? The wait is over. Continue reading
Digital Economy Bill made law
What with all the kerfuffle over Brexit negotiations and the impending snap general election, you could perhaps be forgiven for failing to notice that the Government had rushed the Digital Economy Bill through Parliament in last week’s “wash up” before the dissolution of Parliament. The Bill in fact received Royal Assent last Thursday, 27 April. So why does the Digital Economy Act matter to privacy practitioners? Continue reading
Save the date: 11KBW Information Law Conference 2018
We are delighted to announce the date for the 2018 Information Law Conference will be 6th March 2018 at IET London; Savoy Place, London.
We will publish the conference agenda closer to the time.
Venue: IET London, Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL
Eggscellent DCMS GDPR Development
Who is Karen Bradley? No points if you said it was that shiny West Ham lady who sits next to Lord Sugar on the Apprentice, managing to look considerably more impressive than Surrralan even though she has spent a large part of her career propping up some pornographers. No, she is the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. More importantly, she is also the data protection Easter Bunny. Continue reading
DPA rights in the media context – the s. 32 stay mechanism
As most readers of this blog will be aware, the use of the DPA in media claims has become big business over the last few years. A major issue which arises in the context of DPA claims which are directed against the media is the extent to which the defendant can rely on the powerful stay mechanism provided for under ss. 32(4) and (5) DPA. This was a hotly contested issue in the case of Steinmetz v Global Witness
Trump and privacy rights…again!
For those of you who feel that, despite my recent Trump-related posts, we do not spend nearly enough time on Panopticon waxing lyrical about Donald Trump and his sprawling business empire, I have some good news…yes you’ve guessed it, the judgment in Beyts v Trump International Golf Club Scotland Limited is out. Continue reading