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The new Data (Use and Access) Bill is making its way through the parliamentary process, and is expected to be passed in the first half of 2025. The Bill proposes to amend the UK data privacy regime to make it easier for...more
For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more
A new legal mechanism to allow for transfers of personal data between the EU and the U.S. is now advancing after an October 7th, 2022 Executive Order was issued by U.S. President Biden (the “Executive Order”). The new...more
Jonathan Armstrong and I return for another episode of Life with GDPR. This episode takes up the proposed agreement for data transfers from the EU (and the UK) to the US. Some of the issues we consider in the myriad of...more
The European Commission recently adopted an adequacy decision regarding the Republic of Korea’s data protection laws. As a result of this decision, personal data can freely flow between the EEA and South Korea without the...more
The United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently launched a consultation regarding the transfer of personal data outside of the U.K. The ICO is seeking comment on its draft international data transfer...more
The dust has settled on the new EU standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers (“New SCCs”), but confusion still reins on how the New SCCs cover data transfers and what companies need to do to take advantage...more
Personal data can continue to flow freely between Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) following an agreement by the European Union (EU) to adopt an Adequacy Decision under Article 45 of Regulation 2016/679 (the General Data...more
On 28 June 2021, just two days before the interim EU-UK data transfer “bridging mechanism” expired under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the European Commission (EC) adopted two adequacy decisions for the UK to...more
This quarterly update highlights some of the international data protection issues that have caught our attention, and the attention of our clients, in the past three months....more
On February 19, 2021, the European Commission adopted a draft ‘adequacy decision’ in favor of the UK. The adoption of the draft adequacy decision marks the first step in ensuring the continued free flow of personal data from...more
The end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 means the UK now has full autonomy over its data protection policies. As of 1 January 2021 the UK is recognised as a ‘third country’ under EU General Data Protection...more
Concerns are mounting for companies around the world as they consider their ability to transfer data from the EU following the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Data Protection Commissioner v....more
After months of arduous negotiations, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the Brexit Deal) of 24 December 2020 is good news and provides a welcome degree of certainty to businesses....more
On December 24, 2020, the European Commission and the United Kingdom reached an agreement in principle on the long-awaited Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the “Trade Agreement”). For now, transfers of personal data from the...more
Many in the world have been watching the Brexit deal closely, including privacy lawyers and others who deal with global data transfers. Under the recently-announced deal, a temporary solution will allow companies to continue...more
With the end of the Brexit transition period around the corner, companies doing business in the EU and UK must prepare for data protection change – and not only international data transfers. Our Privacy & Data Security Team...more
Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Creates Event and Emerging Risk Examination Team - Following the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ (OCIE) recent and detailed risk alert on the threat of ransomware,...more
On July 18, 2017, the UK’s House of Lords European Union Committee published a report on EU data protection standards and the impact on the U.K. in the wake of Brexit. The House of Lords’ report, entitled, Brexit: the EU data...more
In an anticipated guidance, the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) updated its code of practice for privacy notices titled Privacy notices, transparency and control (the Code). Significantly, the ICO has...more
The result of the UK referendum to leave the European Union came as a surprise to many and it has caused significant disquiet in the world. In this note we aim to address the key concerns of our life sciences clients...more
In Depth - With the United Kingdom having voted to leave the European Union (Brexit) on 23 June 2016, the free flow of personal data between the United Kingdom and the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) countries is at...more