Cybersecurity, UK, Fines

English Court reviews the ICOs first GDPR fine (again)

A&O Shearman on 12/19/2024

In December 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed a fine of £275,000 on Doorstep Dispensaree Limited (DDL) for multiple contraventions of the GDPR. On December 9 2024, five years on and three judgments...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/1/2023

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we analyze recent fines against Meta and their impact on the future of behavioral advertising, the timeline for the California Privacy Rights Act’s regulations to become...more

ICO Fines: When Is An Appeal Appealing?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/12/2020

The decision to appeal a regulatory finding is never taken lightly. By the time a regulator has completed its investigation and notified a company of its intention to fine, the company will have invested significant time and...more

Record Fine Proposed Under GDPR

Bennett Jones LLP on 7/12/2019

Any doubt that the world of data protection changed profoundly when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018, were solidly dispelled when the United Kingdom’s Information...more

Largest GDPR Fine to Date: UK Regulator Issues Notice of Intent to Fine British Airways £183.39M

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 7/10/2019

On 8 July 2019, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a Notice of Intent to fine British Airways (BA) £183.39 million (approximately $232 million). While the Notice of Intent, as the name suggests, is not a...more

Overview of ICO's Decision to Fine British Airways

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 7/10/2019

On July 8, 2019, the Information Commission’s Office (ICO) announced its intention to fine British Airways £183.39M ($230M), for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more

British Airways Facing Major Fine Under GDPR For Data Breach

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/9/2019

If you wait for them, the big General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines will come. UK Data protection authority, ICO, announced its intent to fine British Airways 183 million GBP (1.5 percent of annual revenue) for a...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/1/2019

In this month's Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine several recent U.K.-related cybersecurity developments and the SEC's risk alert reminding investment advisers and broker-dealers to follow through on implementing...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2018

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/1/2018

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Data Protection Board's published opinions on data protection impact assessments, an Ohio court's ruling that bitcoin is covered insured...more