Compiled by John Goss and Saara Idelbi (October 2021)
This is a new monthly newsletter from the Data Protection and Information Law Team at 5 Essex Court which is intended to be quickly and easily digestible. These are fast developing areas which permeate many legal disciplines. It is not our intention to go into detail, but rather to highlight recent decisions and developments that will be of practical assistance to those with an interest in data protection and information law.
You can view the sixth edition of "The Data Brief" here.
Police Law Update, edited by Charlotte Ventham and Alex Ustych, covers key issues and developments in police law and summaries of recent cases.
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In this issue:
Francesca Whitelaw provides an update on the legal ramifications of the use of live facial recognition technology following her appearance (with Jason Beer QC) in the Court of Appeal in Bridges.
Anne Studd QC reflects on the Article 2 duties arising for the police in the investigation of deaths in the light of the recent judicial review challenge to a coroner’s ruling in Skelton (in which Emma Price represented Sussex Police)
Bobby Talalay reports on the current position in respect of the retention of criminal records data and police vetting, following another in his increasingly long line of police data retention cases
Barney Branston explains the regime and applicable criteria for forfeiting an officer’s pension where they have been convicted of an offence committed in connection with their service as a police officer.
Robert Cohen’s provides a helpful guide to defending defamation cases, an increasingly popular species of claim being advanced against the police.
Finally, we bring you the usual case law update complied by Saara Idelbi, David Messling, Sarah Dobbie and Conor Monighan.
Compiled by Aaron Moss and John Goss (September 2021)
This is a new monthly newsletter from the Data Protection and Information Law Team at 5 Essex Court which is intended to be quickly and easily digestible. These are fast developing areas which permeate many legal disciplines. It is not our intention to go into detail, but rather to highlight recent decisions and developments that will be of practical assistance to those with an interest in data protection and information law.
You can view the fifth edition of "The Data Brief" here
Edited by Charlotte Ventham and Alex Ustych (April, 2020)
This special "lockdown" edition of the Police Law Update includes articles from Alan Payne QC, Charlotte Ventham, Robert Talalay, Alice Meredith, John Goss, Peter Laverack, Molly Joyce, David Messling and Jennifer Wright, and covers the following issues:
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Compiled by Aaron Moss and Conor Monighan (August 2021)
This is a new monthly newsletter from the Data Protection and Information Law Team at 5 Essex Court which is intended to be quickly and easily digestible. These are fast developing areas which permeate many legal disciplines. It is not our intention to go into detail, but rather to highlight recent decisions and developments that will be of practical assistance to those with an interest in data protection and information law.
You can view the fourth edition of "The Data Brief" here
Compiled by Aaron Moss and John Goss (July 2021)
This is a new monthly newsletter from the Data Protection and Information Law Team at 5 Essex Court which is intended to be quickly and easily digestible. These are fast developing areas which permeate many legal disciplines. It is not our intention to go into detail, but rather to highlight recent decisions and developments that will be of practical assistance to those with an interest in data protection and information law.
You can view the third edition of "The Data Brief" here
