On 1st December, the High Court of Justice issued its much anticipated decision in 'Various Applicants v Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc', finding the supermarket chain liable for the unauthorised disclosure of personal data by one of their employees.
Yet another tier of administration recently hove into view on the social housing horizon. On 6 December 2017 the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a draft order that from April 2019 will designate Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and RSL subsidiaries as “public authorities” for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
The Holyrood Connect Conference – GDPR The Future of Data Protection - attracted a large crowd in Glasgow on 18 October 2017 and BTO Solicitors were one of the main sponsors with BTO presenting on GDPR breach tactics and taking part in a lively panel session.
The definition of consent is changing significantly under the GDPR and from 25 May 2018 it will be very difficult to obtain valid consent. In addition, you can only rely on consent obtained prior to 25 May 2018 if it is GDPR compliant.