Risk Management: Data Protection and Privacy Compliance Privacy compliance and data breach risk management is too often not taken seriously by Australian organisations. The complexity of organisational structures and IT business systems in many instances results in management not knowing what data is collected by whole of business and how the data is managed. Privacy policies often do not accurately reflect how the organisation manages personal … [Read more...] about Privacy & Risk Management – Information Sheet 3 (Updated March 2020)
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Defamation of a Business: Maintaining a strong business reputation (March 2020)
Stephens Lawyers & Consultants - Information Sheet (March 2020) by Katarina Klaric, Principal & Director, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants A strong business reputation, is crucial in today's online and social media environment. Maintaining a good on-line business reputation assists a business in: Maintaining and attracting new customers and business opportunities, Retaining staff and attracting new staff, … [Read more...] about Defamation of a Business: Maintaining a strong business reputation (March 2020)
Compensation for Privacy Breaches – Summary of Cases (2016—2019) Determined by the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner
Stephens Lawyers & Consultants provides a review of the compensation awarded in determinations made during the years 2016-2019 by the Office of the Australian Information Privacy Commissioner in relation to privacy breaches. Case Summaries provided after the Table of Cases. CASE PRIVACY PRINCIPLES BREACHED COMPENSATION RECEIVED 'RC' and TICA Default Tenancy Control Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2019] AlCmr 60 (22 August 2019) NPP 1.5 $1,500 … [Read more...] about Compensation for Privacy Breaches – Summary of Cases (2016—2019) Determined by the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner
Damages for Online Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to October 2019] – Updated Oct 2019
Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants * Publication of defamatory comments on websites, social media and business networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly common and are causing devastating harm to both personal and business reputation and business losses. Some of the defamatory material published is of such an extreme nature that it has been described as being … [Read more...] about Damages for Online Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to October 2019] – Updated Oct 2019
Damages for On-line Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to June 2018] – Updated June 2018
Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers and Consultants* Publication of defamatory comments on websites, social media and business networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are becoming increasingly common and are causing devastating harm to both personal and business reputation and business losses. Some of the defamatory material published is of such an extreme nature that it has been described as being … [Read more...] about Damages for On-line Defamation – Recent Cases [2015 to June 2018] – Updated June 2018