The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) recently confirmed the options and clarified the timing of new data transfer agreements for transfers of personal data out of the U.K. The situation has been somewhat...more
Last year’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement in Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland LTD, Maximillian Schrems, C-311/18 (Schrems II) continues to have ramifications for cross border data transfers. The...more
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court unanimously held that Morrisons, the U.K. supermarket chain, was not vicariously liable for an employee’s significant data breach, reversing the Court of Appeal’s previous...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides that personal data may only be transferred to a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) if that country ensures an adequate level of protection for personal...more
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Was an Employer Liable for an Employee’s Discriminatory Acts on Social Media?
In Forbes v LHR Airport Ltd UKEAT/0174/18/DA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee’s discriminatory acts on...more
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The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is heading towards another periodic climax with the exit date currently set for 31 October 2019. The U.K. Supreme Court today held that the Prime...more
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
Do Disciplinary Proceedings Have to Wait Until a Criminal Investigation Is Completed?
In North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust v Gregg [2019] EWCA Civ 387, the Court of Appeal considered whether conducting disciplinary...more
TUPE: Pre-Transfer Dismissal Was Automatically Unfair -
In Hare Wines Ltd v Kaur [2019] EWCA Civ 216, the U.K.’s Court of Appeal considered whether the dismissal of an employee immediately before a transfer under the...more
Raising Rates: U.K. Employment Tribunal Compensation Limits and National Minimum Wage 2019 -
The annual increases in compensation in the Employment Tribunals will take effect on 6 April 2019....more
Claimants must satisfy a three-part test to establish the jurisdiction of the English Courts, according to the decision in Kaefer Aislamientos SA de CV v AMS Drilling Mexico SA de CV and others [2019] EWCA Civ 10, a case...more
It only took hours for the first-ever GDPR complaint to be filed on 25 May 2018, with Google in the firing line. The investigation into the complaint concluded on 21 January 2019, and a decision was rendered: Google would be...more
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) significantly expanded the territorial scope of EU data protection law. This was intended to ensure comprehensive protection for EU data subjects’ rights and establish a level...more
In May 2017, ransomware known as WannaCry affected computers in organizations around the world, encrypting data and demanding “ransoms” of between $300 and $600, payable in Bitcoin. WannaCry spread through organizations’...more