In the frame of the International Data Privacy Day celebrated around the world every January 28, it is worthy to remember the relevance gained worldwide by this subject matter as time goes by, as well as to briefly examine the developments occurred in this field of law in Mexico.

Recently, a Civil Court ruled that the confidentiality of accounting information is not enough to prevent the admission of expert evidence when it is necessary to resolve a dispute. However, it is the responsibility of the Judge to establish guidelines to regulate the level of exposure of the information