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Data Breaches by Schools and Academies
Data Breaches by Schools and Academies
Prime targets Schools and Academies are unfortunately regularly responsible for the breach of personal information. By their very nature Schools…
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Working from Home – Is your personal information still secure?
Working from Home – Is your personal information still secure?
Home working: An overview The recent Covid-19 pandemic lead to a rapid almost overnight change in working habits, the majority…
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Home Office data breaches
Home Office data breaches
Increased cases The Home Office’s annual report shows that in 2019/2020 they recorded more than twice as many data breaches…
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Prison service provide full detainee records to incorrect detainee
Prison service provide full detainee records to incorrect detainee
Background Dan Higham, part of Irvings Law’s thriving and specialist data breach department, has successfully represented a client in an…
Posted in GDPR Case Reports
Exonar research findings
Exonar research findings
Alarming statistics Exonar have recently carried out research following a survey of 500 IT professionals. Their main findings show that…
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GDPR: Two years on
GDPR: Two years on
Workload and resourcing Since the introduction of GDPR in May 2018, it seems people have become more aware of their…
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ICO’s Annual Report 2019/2020
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…
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NHS Trust sends mental health assessment report to an incorrect address
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…
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Superdrug sends ex-customer personal data to another customer
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…
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Housing trust sends repeated letters to incorrect address
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…
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Company discloses contractor’s daily rate to work colleagues
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…
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Drop in data breach reports but other cyber incidents increase
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…
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Council print disciplinary paperwork to communal office printer accessible by all employees
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…
Posted in GDPR Case Reports
Cheshire Constabulary instigate criminal proceedings against the wrong person
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…
Posted in AAP Case Reports, GDPR Case Reports
HMCTS unlawfully disclose personal details to neighbour
HMCTS unlawfully disclose personal details to neighbour
Discovery Irvings Law have successfully represented a client in a data breach compensation claim against Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals…
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Disciplinary paperwork sent to incorrect address
Disciplinary paperwork sent to incorrect address
Discovery The Head of our Data Breach department, Mr Matthew McConville, has successfully represented his client, Mr Mark Winstanley, in…
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Met Police arrest and detain man after voluntarily attending at police station to give statement
Met Police arrest and detain man after voluntarily attending at police station to give statement
Director at Irvings Law, Mr Ian Kyle, has successfully represented a client (Mr Brian Sliman) against the Metropolitan Police in…
Posted in AAP Case Reports
Man handcuffed and detained for driving his own car
Man handcuffed and detained for driving his own car
This is a case whereby Irvings Law successfully took action against Essex Police in relation to an incident where their…
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Police postal summons error leads to unlawful detention over a weekend
Police postal summons error leads to unlawful detention over a weekend
The situation Mr Matthew McConville, Head of the Actions Against the Police and Data Breach Department at Irvings Law has…
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