The Data Brief

A monthly data protection bulletin from the barristers at 5 Essex Chambers

The Data Brief is edited by Francesca Whitelaw KC, Aaron Moss and John Goss, barristers at 5 Essex Chambers, with contributions from the whole information law, data protection and AI Team.

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Issue 55 - February 2026

This edition is written by Francesca Whitelaw KC and Conor Monighan.

24 February 2026

High Court refuses strike-out of group data breach claims in Spurgeon v Capita plc [2026]…

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24 February 2026

Farfan v Information Commissioner [2026] UKUT 16 (AAC) The Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal which…

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24 February 2026

In DSG Retail Limited v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140 the Court of…

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Previous articles

30 January 2026

Pawel Wysokinski v OCS Security Limited [2026] EWCA Civ 26 The Court of Appeal has…

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30 January 2026

Forsters LLP v Zia Uddin [2025] EWHC 3255 (KB) A nightmare scenario unfolds: upon responding…

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30 January 2026

Hot on the heels of the Court of Appeal’s decision in Buzzard-Quashie, where a chief…

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22 December 2025

In April 2025, we reported on the Supreme Court’s decision in Abbasi v Newcastle upon…

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17 December 2025

Kevin Bridgwood v The Information Commissioner & Equality and Human Rights Commission [2025] UKFTT 01530…

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25 November 2025

Guidance for lawyers seeking Intelligent and not Artificial results As Artificial Intelligence rapidly becomes embedded…

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25 November 2025

Overview Earlier this month the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Buzzard-Quashie v Chief…

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6 November 2025

Two years ago, back in October 2023, we reported on the FTT’s decision in ClearviewAI’s…

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6 November 2025

Advocates and police forces alike will be relieved to read the Court of Appeal’s judgment…

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29 September 2025

On 12 September 2025 the bulk of the EU Data Act began to apply in…

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29 September 2025

Tilson v The Information Commissioner & Anor [2025] UKFTT 1110 (GRC) Background The Appellant submitted…

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29 September 2025

The FTT has just delivered two concise and punchy, procedural reminders: s166 DPA 2018 appeals…

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