A TOP lawyer has been rapped for breaching the Data Protection Act after a laptop containing sensitive information about court cases was stolen from her home.
The Information Commisioner's Office found advocate Ruth Crawford failed to secure her personal computer to stop others accessing personal details on it.
Miss Crawford, of Edinburgh firm Axiom Advocates, has representated the Scottish Government in a number of lawsuits.
Last night Labour MSP James Kelly said: "This is an alarming breach of security."
The laptop was stolen in a break-in at her home in 2009 and has never been recovered.
It contained personal data involved in eight of her court cases, including the physical and mental health of individuals. She has agreed to take steps to avoid a repeat.
Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3940298/Lawyer-is-slammed-over-theft-of-laptop.html#ixzz1qaZnZp00
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