UK data breach litigation and the search for a sustainable claims model
Earlier this month the Supreme Court heard an appeal over whether a threshold of seriousness of harm applies to claims for damages following a data breach. Richard Breavington and Astrid Hardy consider the potential wider impact of the case.
October 22, 2026
UK data breach litigation and the search for a sustainable claims model
News
ICO reprimands Met Police over unlawful data sharing
Oct 14, 2026
Welsh environmental watchdog hit by data breach
Sep 09, 2026
ICO reports 40% surge in FOI complaints
Jul 24, 2026
Features
Managing SARs and LADO investigations
October 15, 2026
Bethany Paliga and Claire Archibald provide a guide for schools on dealing with subject access requests and LADO investigations.
Redacted rights: When does Article 10 ECHR confer a right to information?
September 23, 2026
A three-judge panel of the Upper Tribunal (Lady Poole, UTJ Citron and UTJ Brewer) in Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner & Home Office [2026] UKUT 328 (AAC) has held that Article 10 ECHR can, in narrow circumstances, confer a right to receive information from a public authority - but that this particular Appellant still cannot have any. Georgina Pein analyses the ruling.
What is AI Governance – and Why Does it Matter?
September 07, 2026
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday organisational life. It can help us draft documents, analyse information, automate routine tasks, identify patterns, support decision-making and find new ways of delivering services. But as organisations become increasingly comfortable asking “What can AI do for us?”, another question is becoming equally important, writes John McGlone.
KCSIE 2026: The 'for information' version has been published
August 18, 2026
The Department for Education has now published the 'for information' version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026, ahead of it coming into force on 1 September 2026. Alice Reeve sets out what schools need to know before September.
AI in education: the importance of transparency
Jul 22, 2026
AI Can See Clearly Now 2026
Jul 21, 2026
Worth Your Data in Gold
Jul 21, 2026
When is environmental information ‘held’?
Jul 17, 2026
The New Data Protection Complaints Regime
Jun 23, 2026
The New Data Protection Complaints Regime
Jun 18, 2026
AI in Education: Why Data Protection Must Come First
May 20, 2026
FOI and information held on computer systems
Mar 26, 2026
Care leavers and redaction of records
Mar 13, 2026
Substituted decision notices and contempt of court
Feb 25, 2026
Councillors in an increasingly digital age
Jan 28, 2026
Judging the use of AI
Dec 12, 2025
Managing AI Risks in Local Government
Nov 13, 2025
Webinars
AI Can See Clearly Now 2026
Jennifer Thelen, Saara Idelbi and Nyasha Weinberg host a pre-recorded webinar on AI Generated Legal Correspondence.



