Alex Vakil

Jul 18, 2024 | lexology.com | Alex Vakil

BackgroundThe Claimant was an employee of the second defendant, LCA, a recruitment agency owned and operated by the first defendant. After leaving LCA, the Claimant was employed by another recruitment agency and began targeting LCA's clients. LCA's owner told two third parties, one of whom was the Claimant’s new line manager and the other a client of LCA, that by doing this the Claimant was in breach of her contract of employment with LCA.

Jun 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Alex Vakil

The High Court has handed down a helpful judgment for data controllers responding to data subject access requests which analyses the circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a data controller to withhold the identities of third parties who have been provided with a data subject's personal data. Case Summary The case related to a dispute arising out of a landscape gardening contract, in respect of which the claimant, Mr Harrison, sought to terminate the agreement.

Feb 7, 2023 | lexology.com | Alex Vakil |Rupert Cowper-Coles |Alex J. Pollock |Mafruhdha Miah

IntroductionIn RW v Österreichische Post AG (C-154/21), the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has provided clarification on the right of access to personal data and information relating to the processing of such data under Article 15(1) of the GDPR.