Largest number of delegates yet attend biennial event, at which Emma Bate, General Counsel of the ICO, delivered the keynote speech
Conference5RB was held on 26 September 2018 at IET Savoy Place.
Emma Bate, General Counsel for the ICO, delivered the keynote speech, discussing the most significant issues facing the ICO and industry. These included issues arising from Brexit and the GDPR, as well as the ‘disruption’ caused by digital election campaigning through social media channels. The full speech is available to read here.
In plenary sessions members of 5RB considered the latest developments in privacy, data protection and defamation. Following lunch a series of workshops addressed practical problems in media law, including how to cope with a data breach, and the meaning of serious financial loss in s.1 of the Defamation Act 2013. The full programme is available here.
If you attended Conference5RB you can view the papers from the plenary sessions and workshops here (delegate password required).
5RB would like to thank all those who attended for their contributions throughout the day.
5RB has been holding a conference every two years since 2006. Over 270 media law professionals attended in 2018, making it the largest ever Conference5RB.
5RB sincerely thanks Hiscox for again providing sponsorship: we could not offer the same value without their support.