Information law specialist Caroline Redhead looks at how public authorities handle frivolous freedom of information requests. 

In this month's E-Legal: What's happening on World IP Day, Absence webinar now online & EU data proposals. 

Caroline Redhead, an information law specialist explains the Information Commissioner's analysis of proposals to change data protection legislation. 

The Information Commissioner has recently published a new guide to freedom of information described as a “plain English guide”.

We have looked at the changing picture with regard to cookies’ compliance in previous updates.  To recap, the rules have completely changed, so that consent is required, in almost all cases, where a cookie is to be set.

The Article 29 Working Party (Europe’s Data Protection “Think Tank”) is due to publish a proposal for a radical new framework for Data Protection in the EU.  

What on earth does this mean – you may ask!  In a recent speech, the Justice Minister Lord McNally explained “now that the Act has been in operation for nearly seven years it is right that it is examined to see how well it is operating”.  

Watch the recording of our most recent Webinar 'Websites & The Law' hosted by Partner, Vaughan Jones.

Watch the recording of Joanne Stronach's webinar on the Freedom of Information Act. 

Associate Solicitor Caroline Redhead considers the Information Commissioner’s view that businesses need to do more when it comes to data protection compliance.