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Life with GDPR - The ABB Enforcement Action from a UK Perspective
Life with GDPR - Changes to UK Data Protection Regime
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The UK GDPR Children’s Code
Life with GDPR - Data Transfers from EU/UK to US
The Compliance Kitchen - UK’s Second Wave of Sanctions on Russia
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Dechert's London Employment Team is pleased to present The Employment Edit, Autumn 2021 – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and...more