Cases

Active filters: Area of work: Data Protection and Information Law [clear]
Year: 2009 [clear]

Chief Constable of Humberside v Information Commissioner & Another

Data protection – Data Protection Principles - Human Rights – Whether the Data Protection Principles under the Data Protection Act 1998 oblige police to delete certain old minor convictions from the Police National Computer (PNC)

[2009] EWCA Civ 1079 - Court of Appeal (Civil)

Judge Waller, Carnath, Hughes LJJ

Department of Health v (1) Information Commissioner (2) Pro Life Alliance

Freedom of information - Data protection - s. 40 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (personal information exemption) - s.44 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure prohibited by an enactment) -  Abortion statistics - Anonymisation - Abortion Regulations 1991 - Pro Life Alliance

EA/2008/0074 - Information Tribunal

Judge Fiona Henderson, Jacqueline Blake, Pieter de Waal

Guardian News & Media Ltd v Information Commissioner

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Privacy - Data Protection Act 1998 - Disciplinary action - Judges - Publication - Public interest - Administration of justice - Constitutional Reform Act 2005 - Reasonable expectation of privacy

EA/2008/0084 - Information Tribunal

Judge Chairman David Marks QC

Quinton v Peirce & Cooper

Malicious falsehood - Data Protection Act - Election leaflet - Meaning - Malice - Falsity - s.3 Defamation Act 1952 - Remedies - Rectification - Accuracy - Causation

[2009] EWHC 912 (QB); [2009] FSR 17 - Queen's Bench Division

Judge Eady J