Nov 16, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Covid-19, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Fake news, Government policy, Health, ILPC Annual Lecture & Conference, Internet regulation, Open Justice, Rule of Law, Surveillance, Uncategorized
The Information Law & Policy Centre’s Annual Conference 2021 will explore the impact of the global pandemic on society and the increased use of data-driven systems, particularly the implications of these changes for the rights and responsibilities of individuals...
Apr 9, 2020 | Fairness, Open Justice, Rule of Law
There will be an increasing use of ‘remote hearings’ in the courts in England and Wales in coming weeks and months, under existing law, and under new provisions in the emergency Coronavirus Act, agreed by the House of Lords last Wednesday (25 March). But there are...
Jun 26, 2017 | Access to information, Data Privacy, Freedom of information, Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Journalism, News media, Open Justice
Lorna Woods, Lawrence McNamara and Judith Townend – affiliated members of the Information Law and Policy Centre – comment on the Law Commission’s proposals to reform ‘Protection of Official Data’. This blog post accompanies their...
Jan 16, 2017 | In court, Open Justice, Privacy
In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC previews an appeal to the Supreme Court in a case that considers where the balance lies between rights to privacy and the principle of open justice. The post was first published on the Inforrm blog. On 17 and 18 January 2017, a...