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Tech responses to the pandemic are complex and come with myriad human rights and data protection implications. Pleased to say we are working with @mryderqc and Edward Craven of @matrixchambers and Gayatri Sarathy of Blackstone Chambers on a legal opinion. Watch this space for more info.

Our legal advice on smartphone contact tracing + other Govt data-driven responses to #COVIDー19 has just been made public. Available here: matrixlaw.co.uk/news/legal-adv… (By @matrixchambers Blackstone Chambers + Ravi Naik of AWO - instructed by Open Society Foundations)

Covid-19 tracking app must satisfy human rights and data laws theguardian.com/world/2020/may…

Our legal advice on smartphone contact tracing, data sharing and immunity passports, published today, by lawyers from Matrix (me and Eddie Craven), Blackstone Chambers (Gayatri Sarathy ) + AWO (Ravi Naik) covered in today’s @GdnLaw theguardian.com/world/2020/may…

Our opinion on tech responses to #COVIDー19 is released today. Myself, @mryderqc and Eddie Craven of @matrixchambers and Gayatri Sarathy of Blackstone Chambers considered the human rights impacts of UK's gov proposals. Opinion is here: awo.agency/covid-19-legal… Thread on our findings:

If it "doesn't work where does the technology go...does it slip into function creep further with more functions that enable greater surveillance, or do we say actually this was not a great idea." Michael Veale, lecturer in digital rights UCL #R4Today bbc.in/2KUzjKT

One year on, #DeniedMyVote remains a huge injustice and those fighting to expose it deserve our support Read latest blog by John Halford here: bit.ly/3c61iCu #Brexit

For more info on why a DPIA is needed, see our legal opinion (with @mryderqc Eddie Craven and Gayatri Sarathy), at para 40. Available here: matrixlaw.co.uk/news/legal-adv…

Gayatri Sarathy acted for the successful Respondent. Sir James Eadie QC and Jason Pobjoy acted for the Intervener, the Secretary of State for Justice. blackstonechambers.com/news/villiers-…

Govt finally admits it failed to carry out a mandatory data impact assessment before rolling out test + trace - one of the most significant personal data gathering exercises of modern times. Pleased to have worked with AWO Open Rights Group and others on this.

If you’re interested in data law and human rights, it’s worth following Ravi Naik of AWO and @[email protected] of Open Rights Group today as they explain what it was like to try to get Govt to admit it hadn’t met its legal obligations to have a data protection impact assessment.

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Court of Appeal: unlawful to make regulations excluding from universal credit, EU nationals with limited leave to remain under Appendix EU (pre-settled status). 1000s of EU nationals destitute during the pandemic should challenge decisions-Judgment- bit.ly/3h70mCg

The Court of Appeal has held that regulations which exclude persons whose sole right of residence in the UK is “pre-settled status” under the Immigration Rules from access to certain benefits are unlawfully discriminatory on grounds of nationality. blackstonechambers.com/news/r-fratila…

Have some advice for advisers and migrants with pre-settled status here- cpag.org.uk/sites/default/…

Ben Jaffey QC is, case by case, through legal ingenuity and thousands of pro bono hours, reforming the Security Intelligence Agencies’ compliance with the law. He does it for no reward or recognition. It is quite astonishing.

@JasonPobjoy and Emmeline Plews acted for the mother. Gayatri Sarathy acted for UNHCR, which intervened in the appeal. blackstonechambers.com/news/g-v-g/

So today marks the end of the road for the cpag.org.uk/fratila litigation. Thanks so much to our clients for bringing the case. Unfortunately the result on the one point the UKSC decided was inevitable given the CJEU decision in CG. (1)