The English High Court recently granted a bank permission to transfer personal data disclosed in court proceedings to an authority in Ukraine, a country without UK GDPR adequacy status. The Judge found that the transfer fell...more
On 9 November 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued its first set of draft guidance on the UK’s long-anticipated Online Safety Act (OSA), which aims to protect online users against illegal and harmful content....more
From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more
On March 8, 2023, the U.K. Secretary of State for Science for Innovation and Technology announced the publication of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. This new version of the Data Protection and Digital...more
Data Protection & Digital Information Bill (DPDI) changes will be announced shortly in a further shake-up of UK data laws. The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will shortly release proposals for...more
SEC Chair Gensler Indicates Commission is Looking to Update SEC’s Regulation S-P - On September 28, 2022, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) Chairman Gary Gensler appeared via video at the...more
If you have been following recent privacy news, you know that the pace of new state laws has not slowed from warp speed, even with the specter of a possible federal privacy law looming. ...more
In a joint letter this summer, the UK’s data protection regulator (the ICO) and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (the NCSC) sought to convey some key messages to the legal profession relevant to advising clients...more
On 17 June 2022, the UK government published its refined plans for reforming UK data protection law, following a detailed consultation exercise undertaken last year. The proposals form part of wider changes to the UK...more
Does this signal the beginning of the end of the GDPR in the UK or simply a reframing of approach? The UK Government has announced a new Data Reform Bill, part of a series of legislative changes aimed at obtaining a “Brexit...more
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just published the final form of its much-anticipated new International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), along with a separate addendum to the EU SCCs (SCCs Addendum). The...more
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has delivered its long-awaited decision in the case of Lloyd [2021] UKSC 50, rejecting an attempt to bring a representative claim for compensation for "loss of control" over personal...more