UK GDPR: The UK General Data Protection Regulation - Primary legislation governing data protection in the UK post-Brexit, setting out fundamental principles for personal data processing

DPA 2018: Data Protection Act 2018 - The UK's implementation of data protection standards, complementing and supplementing the UK GDPR

PECR 2003: The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 - Specific rules for privacy in electronic communications

Common Law Duty of Confidentiality: Fundamental legal principle requiring information shared in confidence to be kept confidential

Contract Law: Common law principles governing formation and enforcement of contracts in England and Wales

Trade Secrets Regulations 2018: The Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018 - Protecting unauthorized use of confidential business information

Human Rights Act 1998: Legislation incorporating European Convention rights into UK law, particularly Article 8 regarding right to privacy

Freedom of Information Act 2000: Legislation governing public access to information held by public authorities, relevant if public sector entities are involved

ICO Guidelines: Information Commissioner's Office guidance and codes of practice for data protection compliance

International Transfer Requirements: Post-Brexit requirements for transferring personal data outside the UK, including adequate safeguards and transfer mechanisms

Data Protection Principles: Core principles under UK GDPR including lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and confidentiality

Data Subject Rights: Rights granted to individuals under UK GDPR including access, rectification, erasure, portability, and objection to processing

Breach Notification Requirements: Obligations to report personal data breaches to authorities and affected individuals within specified timeframes