All SIE Ltd. Members are reminded of their duties under the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated legislation. SIE Ltd. Members must not place on the SIE Ltd. Website (web address insert) any personal data relating to individuals without the prior authority of that individual. Given that the information we will be sharing on this site will relate to business defendants the usual data protection principles will not generally apply. However the DPA 1998 and associated legislation will apply to sole traders or partnerships where a particular partner is identified. In addition, any contact SIE Ltd. Members make with each other to discuss cases they have matched on the SIE Ltd. website, will be have to be conducted with reference to the provisions of the DPA 1998 and its associated legislation in the normal way. As these provisions apply to all solicitors in the course of their everyday business when dealing with individual cases, solicitors will be aware of their professional obligations.

If any SIE Ltd. Member is in any doubt as to the application of the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated legislation as regards any particular case they should not input that case onto the SIE Ltd. Website (address again) without prior approval of SIE Ltd. Any and all such communication should be sent in the first instance to: (insert contact email)