Subjects:

Data Protection

Contents:

Introduction and background to the legislation.

Privacy and the development of the law of confidence.

Definitions and territorial application.

Interface with Freedom of Information.

Data protection principles.

Legitimate processing.

Sensitive data.

Overseas transfers.

Notification.

Individual rights.

Subject access.

Rights to prevent processing. Rights relating to automated decisions.

Compensation and other remedies.

Exemptions.

Enforcement, warrants and prosecutions.

Enforcement subject access.

Transitional provisions.

The Freedom of Information Act.

The Commissioner.

The Tribunal.

Commencement orders.

European co-operation.

The Telecommunications Directive.

Data protection and the Internet.

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