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 57 - Spring 2026

This edition is written by Conor Monighan and Eleanor Guildford.

28 May 2026

In R (Thompson and Carlo) v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2026] EWHC 915…

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28 May 2026

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that ‘consent’ for the purposes of data protection law…

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Previous articles

28 May 2024

The European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) coordinates the work of regulators investigating ChatGPT’s compliance with…

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28 May 2024

In the March 2023 Data Brief article ‘Once more, with feeling: the return of the…

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28 May 2024

In March 2024 the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS), a research centre based…

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25 April 2024

In its decision in Tonchev v Bulgaria (Application no. 40519/15) earlier this month the ECtHR…

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25 April 2024

It’s a transparency double-whammy this week – as well as Experian, the IC has recently…

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25 April 2024

The Information Commissioner’s appeal against the FTT’s decision to set aside (most of) its enforcement…

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26 March 2024

Although the guidance specifically refers to mental health emergencies,  employers should remember that data protection…

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26 March 2024

In Wessex Fertility Limited v University Southampton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Human Fertilisation and Embryology…

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26 March 2024

The CJEU has given a preliminary ruling that oral transfer of personal data does amount…

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28 February 2024

In Farley v Paymaster (1836) Ltd [2024] EWHC 383 (KB), a judgment of Nicklin J…

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28 February 2024

On 1 February 2024, judgment was handed down in President Donald J. Trump v Orbis…

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30 January 2024

Mr Austin noticed an entry on the gifts and hospitality register that £12,500 was received…

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