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Client Alert: Navigating GDPR Transparency: Insights from the Upper Tribunal in the Appeal Against Experian

Jenner & Block on 5/10/2024

In a recent decision, the Upper Tribunal dismissed an appeal by the UK Information Commissioner, finding that Experian’s data processing practices had in fact been lawful. The appeal focussed on whether Experian had...more

Data Protection Reform - Will the UK Score its Burden-Reducing Goals?

BCLP on 4/12/2023

On 8 March 2023, the newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”) introduced the UK government’s updated proposals for data protection reform in the shape of the Data Protection and Digital...more

The UK Moves to Reform the UK GDPR Aims to be Both Business Friendly and Adequate in the Eyes of the EU

Benesch on 3/22/2023

While the reform is a long way away from a certainty, it represents a departure of the UK from the EU’s strict adherence and adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation which came into effect in 2018. Earlier this...more

Data Protection in the British Virgin Islands

Walkers on 2/9/2023

The British Virgin Islands ("BVI") Data Protection Act, 2021 ("DPA") came into force on 9 July 2021. It was introduced so the BVI would have a data protection framework which is broadly similar to EU and UK standards. To...more

International Data Transfers: Knowing Which Rules Apply to Comply

Epiq on 8/31/2022

While countries all over the globe continue to make data privacy strides, comparing similarities and differences between the EU and U.K. is important in light of Brexit. It is also crucial to know the differences as they...more

UK Data Protection Bill: Examination of Key Provisions (Part 2)

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/19/2022

Areas of interest include anonymisation, “recognised legitimate interests”, and the ICO’s role. The UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) sets out the government’s proposals for reforming the current...more

UK Data Protection Bill: Overview of Proposed Changes (Part 1)

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/19/2022

The bill would largely build on the UK data protection regime’s EU GDPR-style framework, albeit with UK-specific provisions. The UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) to...more

6 Things You Need to Know About United Kingdom (UK) International Data Transfers

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/2/2022

In February 2022, the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), along with the data protection authority (“DPA”) in the UK, published three new documents ("UK Documents") which update the UK's position on...more

Data: A new direction?

A&O Shearman on 11/18/2021

As the UK looks to find a new and post-Brexit direction, the UK Government is setting its agenda for developments in regulation, particularly when it comes to technology, data and innovation. We have seen the recent...more

Transfer Tedium: Adapting the New SCCs to Account for Transfers from Switzerland and the UK

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 9/14/2021

As the September 27th deadline to implement the new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) approaches, many privacy practitioners are working overtime to help their clients update their standard data processing addenda to...more

Europe OPTS for Pragmatism with New SCCS and ICO Opens Consultations on UK SCCS — What Companies Need to Do Next

Goodwin on 8/27/2021

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

BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: Can the new EU standard contractual clauses be used for transfers of personal data from the UK?

BCLP on 7/9/2021

The European Commission recently adopted new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for transfers of personal data from the EU to “third countries” (the “new SCCs”). In this post, we highlight key developments in the UK’s data...more

New Standard Contractual Clauses and Final EDPB Recommendations - Next Steps

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/28/2021

Companies have three months to prepare to use the latest standard contractual clauses for new data transfers, and 18 months to migrate existing arrangements. On 4 June 2021, the European Commission released its...more

Who, Sir? Me, Sir? Appointing GDPR Representatives in the UK and the EU

BCLP on 6/21/2021

This article explores the topic of appointed representatives under Article 27 of the GDPR. What are they? When do you need one? How is regulatory enforcement starting to play out in the EU and in the UK on this issue?...more

Revised Approach to Standard Contractual Clauses Creates Key Deadlines and Offers Long-Awaited Answers

Benesch on 6/15/2021

The European Commission’s long-awaited updates to the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) have arrived. Data protection lawyers globally have eagerly anticipated these changes, which are necessary to address a legal...more

International Data Protection Update – First Quarter 2021

BakerHostetler on 3/30/2021

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

The Data & Brexit Digest - Data protection representatives

BCLP on 3/10/2021

With the UK unambiguously out of the EU, this fourth and final installment of our Data & Brexit Digest explores the topic of appointed representatives under Article 27. What is an Article 27 representative? The...more

English High Court Examines Extent of GDPR's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

K&L Gates LLP on 3/5/2021

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force throughout the European Union nearly three years ago, one of its most eye-catching features was its extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions. These extend the...more

The Commission’s Draft Updated Standard Contractual Clauses - A Close Look

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/8/2020

The European Commission has published draft updated standard contractual clauses in light of the Schrems II decision. On 12 November 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft implementing decision,...more

Compliance Perspectives: Compliance, GDPR and Brexit

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 4/30/2020

Remember Brexit? It dominated the news before the pandemic. And while it may not be on the front page any longer, the clock is still ticking down to the end of the transition period on December 31, 2020. As Andre Bywater of...more

Privacy in the Time of Coronavirus

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/23/2020

Over the past few days, commentators and, in some cases, government ministers have stated that the GDPR (and by association the Data Protection Act 2018) are preventing some organisations from providing a comprehensive...more

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK 2020

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/27/2020

This guide has been compiled to give an overview of the rudimentary legal aspects that should be considered by anyone thinking of establishing a business in the UK. It is aimed at businesses that may already be established in...more

GDPR Guide to National Implementation: United Kingdom - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

White & Case LLP on 1/6/2020

Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? New legislation has been passed. Brexit Note: The GDPR will apply in...more

UK ICO Provides Guidance On Processing Sensitive Information

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/20/2019

The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office has updated its guidance on Special Category Data (Article 9 General Data Protection Regulation). Key takeaways: Genetic Data- Genetic analysis that includes enough...more

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