In the course of running a business, you are likely to collect the data of the people that you come into contact with. These people are referred to as data subjects and include employees, customers, suppliers and any data you are storing or managing for third party clients.
Personal data refers to the information that data subjects can identify themselves either directly from or when combined with other data.
It is important for individuals, businesses and public bodies to understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) in order to comply with data protection law.
The GDPR and the DPA regulate how organisations collect, process and store personal information. Furthermore, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) serves as the regulatory authority responsible for enforcing GDPR compliance. They possess the authority to conduct compliance audits, issue enforcement notices, and impose substantial fines for non-compliance.
If you process personal data, you must comply with the following principles of good practice. These principles ensure that personal data is:
In addition to these obligations, the rights of data subjects are enshrined in GDPR and the DPA, whereby they may seek to control information consisting of personal data.
The GDPR recognises the following rights of data subjects:
Whether you are an individual who would like to take action in order to enforce your data rights in the event of a breach of its obligations, or you are a business that would like to address your current data practices, expert advice should be sought to guide you through the various and often complex aspects of data protection law and all potential challenges you may face.
There is an increasing focusover how personal data is regulated. Data controllers and processors should be aware of evolving laws and should anticipate stricter regulations and penalties for non-compliance.
At Taylor Hampton, we are experienced in all aspects of data protection law, including the collection, use, sharing and storage of personal data. We offer clear and practical commercial guidance on a range of complex data protection issues, helping bothindividuals to enforce their rights, and businesses of all sizes and across all sectors to effectively ensure compliance with data protection laws.
Our services include, but are not limited to:
Our experienced data protection solicitors give valuable advice and complete data protection. Some of these include – evaluating the kind of breach, risks and remedies related to it. In the case of breach of data protection, necessary legal action will be taken for it and experts will guide to deal with all the challenges faced by you.
If you believe that your personal information has been unlawfully processed, used and accessed or you are facing allegations of non-compliance with the GDPR and DPA, please contact us at +442074275970 or email us at [email protected].
Taylor Hampton can assist you in pursuing or defending claims for defamation, guiding and supporting you throughout the entire process.
Taylor Hampton is London’s leading Award Winning Privacy, Defamation and Phone Hacking Solicitors.
Taylor Hampton have successfully acted in the following cases:
Sylvia Henry, the Baby P Social Worker, in her successful action against the Sun in relation to 80 highly defamatory articles. The Sun was forced to apologise to Ms Henry, both in Court and in print, and to pay her substantial damages and her costs.
Antonio Serrano, a GP, in his claim for defamation against the Daily Mail after the paper falsely ran a story condemning his treatment of a patient. The paper ran a story under the headline, “A whole year of hell, thanks to a foreign doctor”. Dr Serrano was fully vindicated by the Court and was awarded substantial damages and his costs.
Dr Sarah Thornton, an author and academic, who was libelled by the Daily Telegraph. This was a landmark case which changed the law. It led to the important test of “substantial damage to reputation” being required in order to found a libel action. This subsequently contributed to the enactment of the “serious harm” test in the Defamation Act 2013. It was also notable because general damages were awarded for malicious falsehood for the first time in many years.
Bruno Lachaux, a French aerospace engineer residing in the UAE, in his claims for defamation against the Independent Print Limited, the “i” Newspaper, the Evening Standard and AOL (UK) Ltd, otherwise known as the Huffington Post. This is another landmark case in the law of libel, having been one of the first to test the requirement for ‘serious harm’ under the Defamation Act 2013.