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Data insecurity can cripple businesses. The Information Commissioner makes large organisations pay fines of millions of pounds for data security breaches. Google and others have had to face the possibility of representative actions claiming compensation for data breaches on behalf of millions of users. This book is written for both organisations and individuals. It brings together the legislation, policies and procedures needed to navigate e...

Vicarious liability is an emotive issue when it concerns the imposition of liability on a blameless party, in circumstances where someone else is in the wrong. It is a flexible doctrine which depends on public policy. Since Lister in 2002, the law has been undergoing fundamental change. The Supreme Court has decided several cases in the last six years: Armes, Mohamud, Cox, the Christian Brothers case. These and other leading authorities are re...

The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 provides a mandatory licensing regime for the metal recycling industry, which is worth about £7 billion per annum. It bans trading in cash and creates new criminal offences that carry unlimited fines. Since it came into force on 1 October 2013, there has been no case law clarifying its meaning and scope, although its meaning is potentially broad, and perhaps broader than was intended. In the absence of guidance...