Data Protection Law & Practice, 3rd Edition

Providing you with a comprehensive review of the full scope of data protection law in the UK through expert analysis of legislation and case law, Data Protection Law and Practice:

• Examines the principles of data protection and privacy laws, clarifying the background to EU and UK legislation
• Delivers a comprehensive treatment of data protection law to give you a clear reference guide to all the essential data protection issues
• Provides you with a clear and up-to-date analysis of the associated development of confidentiality and privacy cases under human rights law in the UK
• Explains the rules governing the uses of personal data for electronic marketing and other marketing
• Guides you through the laws which apply to surveillance and monitoring of employees and others
• Takes you through every phase of a case, from the rights of the individual to exemptions and enforcements of the Data Protection Act
• Looks at the relationship between the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act, helping to clarify any grey areas between the two Acts
• Provides, throughout the text, practical tools for day-to-day, including precedents, case studies, sample forms and letters