Developments In European Data Protection Law In The Context - Part 1

1. I am going to consider three areas:
   
   

   - set the scene with the current balance between privacy rights and the use of data to combat fraud;

   - current developments in relation to data sharing;

   - the effect of these developments for us as fraud litigation practitioners.
   
   

2. My thesis is this: there has been a trend at an EU level in recent years (really kick started by 9/11) but which has gathered pace, to encourage the sharing of information for the purposes of combating fraud and serious crime. We, as practitioners, can take advantage of this trend and get hold of more information now than we ever could before.
   
   

Exploring The Effect Across Europe Of The Non-Disclosure Provisions Of The Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC