The revolution in modern communications has meant that information about individuals is being sent around the world in a way never seen before, and forums such as the internet and email provide perfect opportunities for personal information to fall into the wrong hands.
RadcliffesLeBrasseur has significant expertise in this area and we can help our clients to make use of personal information without finding themselves in breach of any UK legislation.
We can advise on the full range of data protection matters, including:
Consent issues
We can assist businesses, charities and other organisations on registration and in assessing whether their processing of personal data requires the consent of the individuals whose data they are holding. Our advice covers the form and extent of the processing and the information that needs to be given to individuals about the processing of their personal data, as well as the circumstances in which personal data may be disclosed to third parties, and whether the sale of personal data will breach data protection rules.
Personal data and employees
RadcliffesLeBrasseur advises human resources managers on data protection issues arising from day-to-day management, including advertising, pre-employment vetting, line management, occupational health schemes, pensions, employee monitoring, appraisal, discipline, dismissal, and the retention of records.
Compliance audits
RadcliffesLeBrasseur advises clients on data protection audits, including reviewing client procedures ourselves or advising clients how to construct and operate a data protection audit themselves.
Overseas transfer of personal data
RadcliffesLeBrasseur advises clients who wish to transfer personal data for processing outside the European Union, given the restrictions on processing of data in non-EU states. We can advise clients on contracts with overseas data processors, which aim to limit their exposure for breach of data protection laws.
Some examples of recent work are:
- advising a large national charity on data protection compliance monitoring procedures.
- auditing the data protection procedures of an investment management company.
- advising a hotel chain on email marketing.
- advising on data protection issues in M&A transactions.
- advising on data protection issues arising in employment litigation.
- advising on the implications of the data protection legislation for a hospital's electronic patient and health records.