PROGRAMME – preliminary and subject to change
Date: Thursday, 29th September 2022
Venue: IET Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL
Speakers: To be announced
8.30 – 9.20 Registration – Haslett
9.25 – 9.30 Welcome and introduction to the day – Kelvin Lecture Theatre
9.30 – 10.00 Keynote Speech – TBA
10.00 – 10.50 First plenary session. Current data protection issues
10.50 – 11.40 Second plenary session. Current defamation issues
11.40 – 12.10 Mid-morning break
12.10 – 13.00 Third plenary session. Current privacy issues.
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch – Riverside Room
Proposed afternoon workshops sessions: 2 sessions running concurrent workshops
14.30 – 15.45 Session 1
15.45 – 16.15 Afternoon tea/coffee
16.15 – 17.30 Session 2
Proposed workshops:
- Injunction Update
- Harassment online
- Issues in persons unknown cases
- Cyber breach injunctions
- From data breach to damages award
- Data breach cases
- Class actions
- Damages awards
- How to establish a public interest defence
- Practical tips from recent cases
- ICO and its approach to regulation
- Statutory Code on data protection and journalism
- New regulatory action policy
- Reporting Restrictions and Contempt Update
- Litigating in the First Tier and Upper Tribunal
17.30-18.00 Final Q&A
18.00 + Champagne reception in Riverside Room
The programme is subject to change.