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Claire Archibald

Claire Archibald is a legal director specialising in data protection at UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson

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A data litigation wave is hitting schools - here’s how to respond
People’s growing awareness of their data rights, coupled with the increasing use of AI to launch complaints against schools, poses a legal risk that leaders need to get to grips with, say these experts
Compliance
24 June 2026
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3 ways to tackle the rise in AI-generated complaints
With AI exacerbating the problem of a surge in complaints to schools, helping parents to complain more effectively is the key to easing the burden, write two experts in education law
Compliance
22 January 2026
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Information security: avoiding the release of ‘hidden data’
New guidance by the Information Commissioner’s Office offers advice about how to avoid accidental data breaches due to hidden data in files
General
3 September 2025
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Children’s privacy: The data watchdog warning schools need to hear
A warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office over the use of technology such as AI and biometrics should not go unheeded by schools, says this lawyer
Compliance
11 December 2024
Children’s privacy: The data watchdog warning schools need to hear