Data Protection and Privacy of Information Experience
International Banking Business
Advising international banking business in relation to the data protection legislation obligations and restrictions when transferring personal information relating to its customers and staff from its UK databases to its head office in the EEA.
Numerous Companies re Website Subscription
Advising numerous companies on website subscription forms and privacy policies as well as advising on discrete e-privacy issues relating to corporate web-cast services.
Multi-National Chemical Company
Advising multi-national chemical company on transfer of employee personal data outside the UK.
Leading UK Company
Advising leading UK company on its data protection obligations when outsourcing data management activities.
Multi-National Supplier
Advising multi-national supplier on data protection issues in relation to an international roll-out of a human resources database.
International Transport Passenger Group
Advising international transport passenger group on data protection and e-privacy issues arising in connection with their student railcard website and other disclosure issues.
America's Cup Challenger
Advising America's Cup Challenger on the data protection and e-privacy restrictions and regulation on direct marketing procedures in the EU and UK.
Gloval Leader in Engineering Production Technology
Advising global leader in engineering production technology on the disclosure of employee data in the context of industrial relations. Implementation of information and consultation employee forum and CAC application.
One of the UK's leading financial services companies
Advising one of the UK's leading financial services companies on monitoring of employees' activities using email and internet monitoring in relation to potential breaches of restrictive covenants and disclosure of confidential information, and the production of impact assessments in respect of such monitoring.
A number of leading international financial services groups
Advising a number of leading international financial services groups on subject access requests.
A League One Football Club
Advising a League One Football Club on the data protection and privacy law implications of using footage obtained via CCTV cameras.
A listed management and specialist advisory services company
Advising a listed management and specialist advisory services company on transfer of employee personal and sensitive personal data outside the UK between group companies.
Major UK Railfreight Operating Company
Advising a leading International financial services group on data protection issues arising in connection with their telecoms/datacoms network outsourcing. Drafting and reviewing data protection policies and statements and other policies with data protection/privacy implications for a major UK railfreight operating company
International Bottling and Distribution Organisation
Advising an international bottling and distribution organisation on its European data protection programme (incorporating preparation of procedures handbooks) and covering 40,000+ employees.
Waste Management Authority
Reviewing draft website content and proposed data protection and e-privacy strategy for numerous national and international companies. Advising a waste management authority on the application of the Data Protection Act to its business.
Direct Marketing Company
Advising Direct Marketing Company on data protection and e-privacy issues arising in connection with a direct marketing agreement with a third party supplier.
Fire and Security Services Company
Advising fire and security services company on on-line e-privacy and privacy policy issues.
Major Rail Operator
Advising major rail operator on data protection issues related to the procurement installation and support of CCTV network across its franchise.
An established leader in the provision of outsourced business processes
Advising an established leader in the provision of outsourced business processes to both the public and private sector on its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act.
Higher Education Funding Council
Advising a higher education funding council on the freedom of information implications of confidentiality provisions in their contracts with higher education institutes. Commenting on draft Freedom of Information Publication Scheme for the regulator of the London Underground PPP infrastructure agreements.
International Transport Passenger Groups
Advising a number of international transport passenger groups on provisions in their contracts with local authorities giving all reasonable assistance to that authority in complying with its obligations under the Scottish Freedom of Information Act.
Major Rail Operator re Freedom of Information Act
Advising a major rail operator of the implications of the Freedom of Information Act in the context of bid submissions for rail franchises, specifically in relation to the SRA's requirement for the bidder to mark up those sections of the bid considered non-disclosable due to commercial sensitivity. Preparing briefing note for an international transport passenger group focusing on the influence of the Scottish Information Commissioner; the possible release of company information and what can be done to prevent or minimise this; and the disclosure of correspondence, emails, minutes and notes of telephone calls, etc.
Bidder for a Rail Franchise
Advising an unsuccessful bidder for a rail franchise on the extent of information contained in its bid that should be released by the SRA in response to a journalist's request for information.
Leading UK Service Provider
Advising a leading UK service provider on its response to a request for information in relation to the terms of a key commercial contract.Advising public authority on a request for information under Freedom of Information and Environmental Information legislation.
Public Authority
Advising public authority on the appropriate contractual provisions for service contracts with the private sector.Advising a waste management authority on its data protection audit and analysis across all of its operations and business sectors in the UK and designing data protection compliance implementation programme.
Substantial Company re environmental information
Advice to substantial company on release of environmental information resulting in national media coverage.