Melissa Hall
Legal DirectorMel is a Legal Director in our Corporate & Commercial team.
Mel advises clients on a variety of matters including data protection, commercial and IT contracts, anti-bribery and corruption, and intellectual property. She is ranked as a Rising Star for TMT IT and Telecoms in Legal 500 2024, and was awarded TMT Rising Star of the Year 2024 at the Legal 500 Scotland Awards in 2023.
Mel is ranked as an Associate to Watch for Charities Scotland in Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession 2022-2024. Mel regularly works with third sector clients in a variety of areas including governance, data protection, fundraising practices and brand protection.
Mel has a particular interest in data protection, and regularly assists clients with advice on data subject access requests, personal data breaches, marketing practices, contractual protections for data processing, and provides tailored training in these areas.
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New guidance: What clinical trial sponsors need to know about anonymisation and pseudonymisation of data
With the healthcare industry relying heavily on data for medical research and surveillance studies, it is critically important that sponsors, study sites and CROs know when data falls within the remit of 'personal data', which brings with it additional compliance requirements.
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Scottish charity fined by ICO in response to poor data management practices
The Scottish charity, Birthlink, received an £18,000 fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection. Due to the serious nature of the breach, the ICO initially considered fining the charity £45,000 but reduced this after considering representations from the charity.