For many, it has been a long held wisdom that the application of data protection law applies only to information which is held in recorded form. Those with prior experience of dealing with subject access requests know only too well that any complaints about a colleague or a customer should be made verbally and never in writing. It appeared then to be a natural extension of that reasoning that data protection law did not apply to any disclosures which were made verbally as opposed to in any written form, whether email, direct message or letter.
The so-called ‘criminalisation of healthcare workers’ has become an increasingly contentious issue in recent years, raising important questions about the balance between professional accountability and the protection of medical practitioners. This phenomenon, where healthcare professionals face criminal charges for errors or perceived misconduct in the course of their duties, has significant implications not only for the medical community but wider society.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise at an exponential rate and with regulation at the forefront of many minds, todays UK General Election could prove to be a turning point.
According to media reports earlier this year, BBC Studios wrote to a bar in Glenrothes in relation to a proposed “Breakfast with Disney and Friends” event, at which they proposed to provide to guests a full Scottish breakfast with visits from children’s television characters Bluey and her sister Bingo. The letter asked the bar to remove any Bluey references from its events, noting that the Bluey logo, characters and artwork are protected by copyright and that any unlicensed use by the bar would constitute copyright infringement.
The Inner House has confirmed the position regarding the ability to claim for damages for loss of society following the death of a family member from mesothelioma where that person had also received in their lifetime a full and final settlement for pleural plaques.
