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Supreme Court – Setback for representative claims
At Hempsons we have noted an increasing number of what might be considered trivial data breach claims being made against our clients. These claims follow a fairly standard pattern. An email containing minor personal information such as a name, age or address of an individual being sent to the wrong person by mistake. These minor biographical releases of information then become subject to claims for breach of UK GDPR.
Newsflash: Brexit, data transfers and local representatives
With the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area, both UK and EU data controllers are now having to grapple with cross-border data requirements where previously there were none. Chris Alderson discusses the issues
Ensuring continuity of EPR service provision
Matt Donnelly discusses the procurement of EPR systems and the importance of a framework that is targeted to the digital needs of the NHS
NHSX Information Governance Portal
On 1st October 2020, NHSX launched an Information Governance (IG) portal to bring together national guidance on how to manage and share information appropriately.
Commercial secrets and the public sector
Many commercial contracts have provisions on confidentiality. Many contracts include them as a matter of course, as they have become standard “boilerplates”
Digital Newsbrief: Summer 2020
Hempsons’ Digital Newsbrief, providing an update on a range of commercial and legal issues as well as a focus on current clients of Hempsons.
Telemedicine – clinical negligence considerations
Elizabeth Thomas explores the significant role of telemedicine and the steps which can reduce the burden on patients and the public purse.
The often overlooked value of IP and common mistakes in dealing with it
We live in an increasingly digital age where technology and innovation are at the forefront of everything we do, with new apps, websites and content being released and published daily, helping us stay in touch with people all around the world.
Client spotlight: Safar Primary Care Limited
Overcoming challenges as a start-up company from an initial idea to launch, how Safar have adapted to an ever-changing world and market place.
Small print for start-ups
For businesses both big and small it is all too commonplace for contracts to be agreed without either reading or understanding them.
Fit for purpose? What the NHS needs to know about big data and health technology
Steps are now being taken centrally to adopt a co-ordinated approach to using NHS data and new technologies to unlock improvements in health care.