Monthly Archives: September 2020

GDPR: Two years on

Workload and resourcing Since the introduction of GDPR in May 2018, it seems people have become more aware of their data protection rights, as is evident from the fact that 70% of data protection officers, who work across central government

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Exonar research findings

Alarming statistics Exonar have recently carried out research following a survey of 500 IT professionals. Their main findings show that 94% of IT professionals have experienced a data breach and 79% are worried that their company could be next. [1]

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ICO’s Annual Report 2019/2020

Digital boom The ICO have recently published their Annual Report for 2019/2020. In these abnormal times, digital evolution has accelerated at a ‘dizzying speed’ over the past few months, comments Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner. Over the past few months, more

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NHS Trust sends mental health assessment report to an incorrect address

Irvings Law have successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against an NHS Trust; the client wishes to remain anonymous for the purposes of this case report and as such will be referred to as ‘NR’. Discovery

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Superdrug sends ex-customer personal data to another customer

Irvings Law have successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against Superdrug; the client wishes to remain anonymous for the purposes of this case report and as such will be referred to as ‘JM’. Discovery JM had

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Housing trust sends repeated letters to incorrect address

Irvings Law have successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against a Housing Association; the client wishes to remain anonymous for the purposes of this case report and as such will be referred to as ‘CB’. Discovery

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Company discloses contractor’s daily rate to work colleagues

Irvings Law have successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against Publicis Sapient; the client wishes to remain anonymous for the purposes of this case report and as such will be referred to as ‘AG’. Discovery AG

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Drop in data breach reports but other cyber incidents increase

Changing figures A recent report from the Information Commissioner’s Office has shown a drop in the number of data security incidents reported between January and March 2020. The number of incidents was 2,626 compared to the 3,263 reported between January

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Council print disciplinary paperwork to communal office printer accessible by all employees

Mr Matthew McConville, the Head of our specialised Data Breach Department at Irvings Law has successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council. The said client wishes to be unnamed for

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Cheshire Constabulary instigate criminal proceedings against the wrong person

Mr Matthew McConville, the Head of our specialised Data Breach Department at Irvings Law has successfully represented a client by the name of Mr Colin Shaw in a data breach compensation claim against Cheshire Constabulary. Discovery Sometime in 2018, Mr

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