The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has finally released its much anticipated guidance following the Schrems II decision in July 2020, which invalidated the "Privacy Shield" system that allowed the transfer of personal...more
The United Kingdom is starting to see a return of the workforce for nonessential retail, which reopened on June 15. Shortly thereafter, the prime minister announced further easing of lockdown restrictions as the United...more
The UK Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision by the UK High Court ruling that employers can be vicariously liable for an employee’s misuse of personal data under the control of the employer. Employers should also be...more
The European General Data Protection Regulation, which will come into force on May 25, 2018, requires companies, including investment managers, funds, banks, and broker-dealers, with operations in Europe or information about...more
4/18/2018
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The ruling stems from a case that signals a growing trend toward group action litigation involving data protection, and poses new risks for companies who should respond with increased vigilance in employee recruitment,...more
The GDPR will apply to the UK when it is effective on May 25, 2018, but the government will need to adopt domestic data privacy legislation upon the UK’s pending exit from the EU....more
3/22/2017
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UK Data Protection Act
The new law gives UK intelligence and law enforcement bodies sweeping surveillance powers.
The IPA was introduced in response to recommendations that David Anderson QC made, in his capacity as the Independent Reviewer of...more
Following the United Kingdom’s nonbinding vote to leave the European Union (“Brexit”), what do businesses need to consider for data privacy compliance?...more