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- GDPR: Limits on access requests made for improper purposes
A personal data access request may be refused and regarded as abusive where it is made solely with the intention of claiming damages for an alleged infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Facts of the caseThe dispute concerned claims for damages arising from alleged GDPR infrin … Read more »
- DSGVO: Grenzen des Auskunftsanspruchs bei zweckwidriger Inanspruchnahme
Ein Antrag auf Auskunft über die eigenen personenbezogenen Daten kann als missbräuchlich eingestuft und zurückgewiesen werden, wenn er allein in der Absicht gestellt wird, anschließend Schadensersatz wegen eines angeblichen Verstoßes gegen die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zu fordern.Sachverha … Read more »
- Enhanced dismissal protection for pregnant women and new mothers: what the government response means for employers
On 22 October 2026, the UK government published its response to the consultation on enhanced dismissal protection for pregnant women and new mothers (those who had given birth in the last 18 months). The consultation ran from 23 October 2025 to 15 January 2026. Its purpose was to determine how stro … Read more »
- Employment status reform: what HR professionals and in-house counsel need to know about the government’s new consultation
On 14 October 2026, the UK government launched a consultation, Make Work Pay: employment status reform and protections for the self-employed. It seeks views on various proposals for reform of the employment status framework. The consultation considers proposals including placing less emphasis on pe … Read more »
- Government consults on changes to whistleblowing framework
On 12 October 2026, the UK government launched a consultation on whether the current whistleblowing framework is working effectively and, options for reform. The whistleblowing framework came into force in 1999, and while it has been updated over time, there have been developments which have led t … Read more »