Commons Justice Select Committee publishes report on the ICO
Following an oral evidence session with the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, and his two Deputy Commissioners back in February this year, the Commons Justice Select Committee (Committee) recently published a report which looks at the functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The first section of the report takes a detailed look…
Guidance on an “associated employer” for equal pay comparison
In the recent case of Fox Cross Claimants v Glasgow City Council and others, the EAT has considered whether employees who had transferred under TUPE from a council to an LLP could compare their pay with council employees for equal pay purposes. The Claimants were initially employed by Glasgow City Council ("the Council") but subsequently transferred under TUPE to various arms' …
More mixed messages
The renewables sector received another mixed message last Monday, with RWE’s successful application for judicial review of Milton Keynes Council’s wind turbine buffer zone policy: R(RWE Npower Renewables Limited) v (1) Milton Keynes Council [2013] EWHC 751 (Admin). The application succeeded on a single ground, which was that the Council’s Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) …
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to Work
One of the most important policies for an organisation to have in place in terms of aiding and ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 is an Information Security policy. A good Information Security policy will explain to employees what they are and are not permitted to do with the data they handle as part of their everyday employment. This will include rules and…
Protective Expenses Order rules coming into force
Further to the Scottish Government's response in October 2012 to its consultation "Legal Challenges to Decisions by Public Authorities under the Public Participation Directive 2003/35/EC", new Court of Session rules will be coming into force on 25 March 2013 codifying the procedure for Protective Expenses Orders ("PEOs") in environmental appeals and judicial reviews. A PEO is a…
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