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Is it wrong for a conveyancing clerk to gain access to criminal files in a multidisciplinary legal firm?

shaman asked:

Is the personal secretary to the conveyancing solicitor, permitted to assess criminal files, belonging to another solicitors department, just because the file is about her daughters partner? Is it not also wrong to read criminal files and publicly discuss your thoughts with civilians outside the firm, before the case goes to trial? If I am not wrong who can help me stop this? I find closed doors where ever I look, this woman is also a Justice of the Peace.

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2 Responses to “Is it wrong for a conveyancing clerk to gain access to criminal files in a multidisciplinary legal firm?”

1. allen555 says:

   March 26, 2010 at 3:29 pm

   Data protection act applies here. You need to contact your local Data Protection Officer. This is an illegal act.

   The Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998, data protection policy – ICO
   The current version of the Data Protection Act was put into practice in 1998. … What do I need to do under the Data Protection Act? …www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/data_protection.aspx – Cached
2. Property Solicitors says:

   May 4, 2010 at 1:15 pm

   Giving my own personal view it is not advisable to personal secretary to read or discuss in the public place