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Professor claimed unauthorised access to sensitive data.

ICO concerned about plans to gather more communications data.

A high visibilty disclaimer may help avoid liability for mistakes on a website.

University of Glasgow to license the use of IP created by academic researchers without royalties.

Stolen 'password protected' laptops lacked adequate security - ICO.

Downloadable segments of the webcast on Web 2.0 and the Law for e-Tutors are now available on our website.

We're sorry to say goodbye to Mahesh, who has been a Legal Information Specialist with JISC Legal for over three years.

Five NHS Trusts have been criticised by the ICO over loss of patients' sensitive personal data.

UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) rules that a web page can be considered prior art and the date on the webpage could be taken at face value.

A man has been jailed for snooping in on police databases to collect information for terrorists.

Please note that JISC Legal is on holiday on Monday, 20 July 2009.

Amberhawk Training Limited have announced the launch of a new information law blog called "Hawktalk".

New Regulations increase the annual notification fee to £500 for some FE and HE institutions that are not charities. 

The Ministry of Justice has published the 4th report on the operation of the FOI 2000 Act in Central Government 2008. 

The definition of a public authority for the purposes of the Human Rights Act 1998 is being clarified in a new parliamentary bill

The High Court has ruled that a blogger has no reasonable expectation to anonymity due to the public nature of the activity.

The British Library launches its 19th century newspaper website.

UK Information Commissioner’s Office seeks interested parties to undertake a privacy research project.

JISC Digital Media announce the launch of their new service Video Assist.

This JISC project assesses the impact of Orphan Works on the delivery of services to the public.