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 51 - October 2025

This edition is written by John Goss and Eleanor Guildford.

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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Previous articles

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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31 August 2025

In Farley v Paymaster (1836) Ltd (t/a Equiniti) [2025] EWCA Civ 1117, the Court of…

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31 August 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”), which received Royal Assent on 19 June…

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26 August 2025

From policing to retail aisles: facial recognition is expanding – but how will the balance…

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31 July 2025

In a significant judgment for freedom of information practitioners, the Supreme Court has ruled in Department…

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31 July 2025

The High Court has returned to the troubled issue of data protection claims and reputational…

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31 July 2025

We reported recently on the pre-trial review in Kul v DWF, and the trial judgment…

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31 July 2025

In Kanter-Webb v Information Commissioner [2025] UKUT 171 (ACC), the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) conducted a…

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31 July 2025

In Raine v JD Weatherspoon Plc [2025] EWHC 1593 (KB), the High Court considered three…

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28 May 2025

Smith v Information Commissioner [2025] UKUT 074 (AAC) Section 166 of the Data Protection Act…

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