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ARTICLE · 10 MARCH 2014

Data Protection – A Warning To Bloggers!

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In the recent case of AB and Others v Syvret, the Royal Court had to consider for the first time the impact of the regulatory data regime in Jersey.

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In the recent case of AB and Others v Syvret [2013] JLC 170, the Royal Court had to consider for the first time in Jersey (in a civil context) the impact of the regulatory regime in Jersey under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 (the DPL) upon online blog sites.

It further had to determine important subsidiary issues such as the on-going tension between the European Convention right to free speech on the one hand, and the Convention right to privacy and the rights of individuals under the DPL on the other. The case also led to the Court providing further guidance and observations on the governing principles in relation to in private hearings reporting restrictions, and contempt of court issues.

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