Clare Paterson, Anthony Collins Solicitors

My role

I work with a range of clients, on all data protection matters, including drafting and reviewing policies, procedures and agreements, providing pragmatic advice and accessible training, and I have a special interest in social housing and charities.

My experience

Before specialising in data protection over the last few years, and becoming a consultant, I had wide-ranging experience in social housing and manufacturing, having worked in the areas of quality assurance, risk management, development and governance.

My specialisms

Data Protection
Privacy
Social Housing

My latest articles

Do you know what to do if your housing association has a data breach? Tuesday 22 March 2022

Our data protection consultant, Clare Paterson, explores the risks of a data breach in social housing, and how you can reduce and manage the risks of your housing association having a data breach.

Three risky things board members do with their emails Friday 10 September 2021

Are your board members or trustees doing any of these three things with their emails, which are a risk to both your resources and relationships?

What is data protection governance? Tuesday 10 August 2021

Since GDPR has come into effect, many companies have struggled to comply with GDPR. In this ebriefing, we look at the shocking data breach at Hackney Council.

Beware the Jabberwock, my son! (or, a warning about prescriptive Subject Access Requests…) Monday 26 October 2020

Explanation of the similarities and the warning signs we need to be aware of in prescriptive SARs.

Video conferencing safely Friday 17 April 2020

There has been a huge rise in the use of video conferencing and online messaging services while we are at home due to the Covid-19 related lockdown.

Covid-19 and data protection Thursday 9 April 2020

Several myths are circulating the relaxation of data protection rules and compliance. We can help clarify these myths.

Heathrow data breach Thursday 17 January 2019

In October 2018, it was reported that Heathrow Airport Ltd had been fined £120,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to keep personal data secure.

Don’t panic! There is life after the GDPR…and it’s pretty good! Tuesday 18 September 2018

The GDPR and DPA 2018 have already been in force for nearly four months. Here we talk through some of the key learnings since May.