As a global insurance industry team, we aim to follow industry trends and developments as closely as possible in order to deliver well informed perspectives and thought leadership to our clients and contacts.
In the newly...more
5/22/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Transfer Agreements ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Reinsurance ,
Solvency II ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted the narrowest possible interpretation of ‘contractual necessity’ as a ground for processing of personal data. ...more
On 12 March 2019 at its Eighth Plenary Session, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted its Opinion 5/2019 on the interplay between the ePrivacy Directive (“ePD”) and the General Data Protection Regulation...more
The draft text of the EU-UK withdrawal agreement was published by the UK Government and the European Union Wednesday, providing some of the first concrete indicators of the possible direction of travel in the area of data...more
More than 15 years after the adoption of the Data Protection Directive, the European Commission noticed that the current legislative framework on data protection did not adequately deal with the risks associated with online...more
8/15/2018
/ Civil Liability ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management
Could the GDPR give rise to forum shopping and are there any pre-litigation strategies that should be considered? Here, we review four key elements that should be kept in mind in respect of data class actions in the EU....more
8/10/2018
/ Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
EU ,
Forum Shopping ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Member State ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
A data lake is an infrastructure that permits different data sets from within a group to be combined and analysed together.
To analyse a data lake under GDPR, it is helpful to think of a data lake in two phases, which we...more
8/9/2018
/ Data Collection ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Mitigation
“Getting to Data Nirvana” is our four-step approach to help you integrate your legal, regulatory and compliance work streams into your organisation’s overall data strategy.
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7/31/2018
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management
“Getting to Data Nirvana” is our four-step approach to help you integrate your legal, regulatory and compliance work streams into your organisation’s overall data strategy.
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Some of the 800+ Hogan Lovells lawyers who look at the TMT Industry Sector share their perspectives on the future. From Tokyo to Mexico; from Blockchain to satellites; from M&A to privacy.
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12/22/2017
/ 3D Printing ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Competition ,
Digital Single Market ,
Disruptive Technology ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
E-Commerce ,
Emerging Markets ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The complexity of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is often alleviated by the guidance of regulatory authorities who contribute their practical interpretation of the black letter of the law and provide...more
To say that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or the Regulation) will change the existing data protection framework in Europe is an understatement. In less than a year, an ambitious, complex and strict law will...more
To say that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or the Regulation) will change the existing data protection framework in Europe is an understatement. In less than a year, an ambitious, complex and strict law will...more
Ambitious and broad-reaching, the Global Data Protection Regulation is impacting companies around the world. Listen as Partner Harriet Pearson and Head of our Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Europe Eduardo Ustaran talk...more
The conversation continues with Partner Harriet Pearson and Head of our Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Europe Eduardo Ustaran as they go deeper into what clients need to know when it comes to compliance around the...more
Partner Harriet Pearson and Head of our Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Europe Eduardo Ustaran discuss the Global Data Protection Regulation and what companies need to know now. ...more
Data brokers are organisations that obtain data from a variety of sources and then sell or license it to third parties. Many trade in personal data, which is purchased by their customers for several purposes, most commonly to...more
The European Commission has released its proposal for a new EU e-Privacy Regulation that will replace the existing e-Privacy Directive. The high level aim of the draft e-Privacy Regulation is to harmonise the specific...more