Increased data subject access rights when the General Data Protection Regulation takes effect next month could ‘wreak havoc’, Collyer Bristow solicitors Patrick Wheeler and Mette Marie Sutton write in this week’s NLJ. They report concerns that individuals could use data requests as a weapon against businesses. In the context of employment disputes, data requests are already being used to obtain early disclosure of information. Wheeler and Sutton note that ‘it is easy to see how a co-ordinated set of requests by a large number of individuals made at the same time could be time consuming, expensive and cause huge disruption’.
19 April 2018
GDPR 'havoc' on the way?
MOVERS & SHAKERS
EIP—Stuart Malcolm
EIP strengthens Commercial practice with a new partner
Ellisons—Francesca Brown
Ellisons welcomes Francesca Brown to Family team
Shakespeare Martineau—Marie Bourke
Shakespeare Martineau strengthens Sheffield regulatory practice with new hires
NEWS
A wide-ranging Civil Way column highlights developments from insolvency procedure to employment law, but one case stands out for its lessons on bankruptcy, family homes and digital communications
A sprawling Intellectual Property Office battle between House of Fraser and Frasers Property has delivered a masterclass in modern trade mark law
Courts in England and Wales and Singapore are increasingly confronting complex disputes over international child relocation as families become more globally mobile
The government’s long-awaited family law reform consultation could mark a turning point for domestic abuse victims navigating financial remedy proceedings, but significant challenges remain
A new commercial court pilot giving the public access to documents used in hearings, including expert reports, is raising difficult questions about transparency and privacy
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