Recording Laws
Covert Recordings as Evidence in UK Courts
Making a private recording in the UK is usually lawful, but using a covert recording as evidence is at the court's discretion in family and civil cases.
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UK Home CCTV & Ring Doorbell Camera Laws
When UK home CCTV and Ring doorbells become regulated under UK GDPR, what Fairhurst v Woodard decided on audio, and how to stay compliant with neighbours.
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Data Privacy Laws
How to Make a UK Subject Access Request (SAR)
How to make a UK subject access request: how to ask, the one-month deadline, the free-of-charge rule, exemptions, refusals, and complaining to the ICO.
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Data Privacy Laws
How to Complain to the ICO About a Data Breach
How to complain to the UK ICO about a data breach: raise it with the organisation first, ICO timescales and powers, and why compensation comes from court.
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Data Privacy Laws
UK Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)
The UK right to erasure under UK GDPR Article 17: the grounds, the exceptions, the one-month deadline, search-engine delisting and ICO complaints.
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Data Privacy Laws
UK Data Breach Reporting: The 72-Hour ICO Rule
How UK organisations report a personal data breach to the ICO within 72 hours under UK GDPR Article 33, notify individuals, and log every breach.
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Defamation Laws
UK Defamation Laws: Libel, Slander & the 2013 Act
How UK defamation law works in England and Wales: the Defamation Act 2013, the serious harm test, libel vs slander, defences, time limits and how to sue.
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Defamation Laws
Scotland Defamation Laws: The 2021 Act Explained
How defamation works in Scotland under the 2021 Act: serious harm, the truth, honest opinion and public interest defences, and the one-year limit.
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Defamation Laws
Northern Ireland Defamation Laws: What's Different
How defamation law works in Northern Ireland: it never adopted the Defamation Act 2013, what the 2022 Act changed, defences, and the 1-year limit.
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Defamation Laws
Australia Defamation Laws: 2021 Reforms & How to Sue
Australia defamation law: the 2021 serious-harm reforms, the public-interest defence, the damages cap, key cases, and how to sue, with statute citations.
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Data Privacy Laws
How to Make a Privacy Complaint to the OAIC
How to make a privacy complaint to the OAIC in Australia: complain to the organisation first, lodge with the OAIC, conciliation, and s 52 compensation.
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Data Privacy Laws
Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme Explained
Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under Part IIIC of the Privacy Act 1988: the serious harm test, the 30-day assessment and OAIC notification.
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