Protection of data and confidential information is a fundamental issue for businesses. Access to and protection of that data is governed by the provisions of the Data Protection Act.
Businesses operating both in the UK and internationally who are required to initiate investigations in relation to improper conduct by employees or officers or as part of a required due diligence exercise must operate entirely within the provisions of the Data Protection Act. Failure to comply risks regulatory intervention and possibly the commission of criminal offences.
We advise in relation to numerous Data Protection Act issues including registration, employee disputes, enquiries from the Information Commissioner's Office, data subject access requests and international transfers of information.
Our clients include Governments, UK and overseas corporations and corporate investigation firms. We advise on project oriented matters and data protection policies of wider application. These include EU wide data sharing projects.
We are committee members of the Fraud Advisory Panel's Data Protection Section and are involved in the Panel's work in this specialist area.