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German ban on Facebook for recruitment - a UK perspective
Germany is considering a law that would ban employers from looking for information about job candidates on social networking sites such as Facebook. This briefing by Nabarro examines the implications for the UK.
Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 01 September 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and Enforcement
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The in-house lawyer’s guide to open source software policy implementation
This guide is designed to tell corporate counsel all they to know about ensuring OSS policy implementation in their company. It covers open source software licensing issues, how to eliminate a company’s exposure, and provides proven best practices to simplify compliance.
Law Firm: Black Duck | Published: 31 August 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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FSA imposes highest ever fine of £2.275m for loss of data
The FSA announced on 24 August 2010 that it has imposed a fine of £2.275m on the UK branch of Zurich Insurance arising from the loss of, and lack of control over, personal data of 46,000 of its customers. This briefing by Ashurst examines the background.
Law Firm: Ashurst | Published: 26 August 2010 | Practice Area: Regulation and Compliance
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Global privacy newsletter: controller to processor model clauses, the WEEE Directive, and recent Spanish developments
This newsletter by Baker & McKenzie covers developments in privacy law such as: European Commission updates controller to processor model clauses, Data protection issues associated with WEEE Directive; and Spanish Data Protection Agency issues its 2009 Annual Report.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 02 August 2010 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
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French data protection - hot topics
The French data protection authority released its annual report for 2009 on 17 June 2010. In this alert Wragge & Co outlines the main data protection topics in France for the coming year. These include: targeted advertising, binding corporate rules, and discovery procedures.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 29 July 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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Court of Appeal upholds Quinn v Law Society decision
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by insurer Quinn in its case against the Law Society, upholding the finding that the solicitors’ insurers are not entitled to obtain confidential and privileged documents on files where no claim has been made against their insured by the client.
Law Firm: Barlow Lyde & Gilbert | Published: 19 July 2010 | Practice Area: Professional Indemnity
Tools for finding relevant documents in large, complex matters
This briefing by Iron Mountain (Stratify) evaluates three methods for finding relevant documents within the mass of papers, electronic files and email messages associated with large, complex matters.
Law Firm: Iron Mountain | Published: 14 July 2010 | Practice Area: Practice and Procedure
Personal information online: new code of practice published by the ICO
The Information Commissioner's Office released a new Code of Practice on 8 July 2010 intended to help organisations ensure that they comply with their obligations as a data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998 when processing information submitted or gathered via the internet.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 13 July 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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July IT and outsourcing e-bulletin
This Herbert Smith e-bulletin summarises recent developments including: Ofcom releases draft code on ISPs' initial obligations under the Digital Economy Act; and BSkyB vs. EDS update - EDS abandons appeal.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 12 July 2010 | Practice Area: E-Commerce
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E-discovery case study: benefits for a multi-office law firm
Haynes and Boone identified a number of significant benefits of using Iron Mountain eVantage as a standard platform for the intake and initial review of client data, including a significant reduction in client costs and less burden on the client’s internal IT resources.
Law Firm: Iron Mountain | Published: 12 July 2010 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
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