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Civil way: 8 June 2018

08 June 2018
Issue: 7796 / Categories: Features , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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GDPR nice bits; how to meet a LiP; ‘It was me or my wife’; company address changes

FUNDS FUN

No need to be intimidated by the Court Funds Office’s updates on 25 May 2018 of its 33 forms. The amendment to each form is restricted to the addition of a link to its privacy notice. The old forms may still be used.

GDPR ANTIDOTE 1st DOSE

Significant decisions made solely on automated processing (SOAP) are now challengeable under s 14 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (commenced on 25 May 2018 by SI 2018/625 and see Art 22(2)(b) of GDPR). We could be looking here at knockbacks for mortgage and other credit applications and recruitment aptitude tests. The controller must give written notification to the data subject as soon as reasonably practicable that a SOAP decision has been made. Within one month the subject may request reconsideration or a new non-SOAP decision. The controller must comply without undue delay and in any event within one month with that period extendable by up to two

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

Quinn Emanuel—James McSweeney

London promotion underscores firm’s investment in white collar and investigations

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Ward Hadaway—Louise Miller

Private client team strengthened by partner appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

NLJ Career Profile: Kate Gaskell, Flex Legal

Kate Gaskell, CEO of Flex Legal, reflects on chasing her childhood dreams underscores the importance of welcoming those from all backgrounds into the profession

NEWS
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
In NLJ this week, Ian Smith, emeritus professor at UEA, explores major developments in employment law from the Supreme Court and appellate courts
Writing in NLJ this week, Kamran Rehman and Harriet Campbell of Penningtons Manches Cooper examine Operafund Eco-Invest SICAV plc v Spain, where the Commercial Court held that ICSID and Energy Charter Treaty awards cannot be assigned
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