As the Brexit transition period draws to a close, businesses will need to consider their data protection efforts to comply with both UK and EU regimes.
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 will have...more
“Business as usual” for UK-EU data protection transition in 2020.
On 29 January 2020, the EU Parliament approved the UK Withdrawal Agreement after the UK Parliament’s ratification via the EU Withdrawal Act 2020 on 23 January...more
2/14/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
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Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
UK confirms reciprocal requirements for digital services providers to appoint UK representatives for NIS purposes, following Brexit.
Following a consultation process, the UK government has now confirmed that it will put...more
Companies should act now to prepare for the full implementation of the MDR and IVDR.
On 26 May 2020, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) will become fully active, reflecting an overhaul of the current...more
The guidance provides helpful clarity on key regulatory changes impacting life sciences companies in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published a...more
4/4/2019
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Time Extensions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Her Majesty’s Government last week published a position paper outlining its preferred post-Brexit landscape for data protection. The high-level takeaways are hardly surprising: the government stresses that it intends to...more
In less than one year, from 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR or Regulation) will become enforceable. The GDPR introduces a rigorous, far-reaching privacy framework for businesses that operate, target...more
6/2/2017
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Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act
As the whole world now knows, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) in its historic referendum on 23rd June by a vote of 51.9 percent in favour of “leave” to 48.1 in favour of “remain”. This blog focusses on how that...more
6/28/2016
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EFTA ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Member State ,
Referendums ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Data Protection Act