Tag Archives: GDPR

UK Information Commissioner introduces new approach to enforcement

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Claire Tourret

Following Brexit, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) no longer has direct effect in the UK. In its place, a UK version of GDPR was introduced under the Data Protection Act 2018. The wording of the UK law is for …

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Demystifying the UK government’s proposed reforms to data protection laws

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Claire Tourret

Earlier this month, the UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill. This signals the beginning of potential post-Brexit divergence between the UK’s existing data protection regime and that of the European Union. Q: Hold on …

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Royal Mail cybersecurity incident a reminder of the international reach of the UK GDPR

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Christopher Wilsher

Royal Mail (part of International Distributions Services Plc)  announced yesterday afternoon that a cybersecurity incident had caused ‘severe disruption’ to its international export services, leaving it incapable of despatching items to destinations outside of the United Kingdom. According to BBC …

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Don’t let your cookie compliance crumble

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Alice Heathfield

The price of getting cookie compliance wrong can be costly: in early 2022, for instance, Google and Facebook were together fined over €200 million by the French data protection regulator for cookie-related infringements. Collyer Bristow offers a free service to …

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Data Subject Access Requests: Six key issues for HR Teams

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Molly Jones

The Data Protection Act 2018, incorporating UK GDPR, has raised the profile of individual data rights. Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are now commonly made by disaffected employees, or those facing disciplinary action. They can be time consuming and disruptive …

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GDPR: New Guidelines on international data transfers

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Molly Jones

Haven’t we left the EU? Brexit may be done, but in many respects it is far from being dusted. Business relationships with the EU bloc of countries remain of critical importance to UK businesses, since the EU is still the …

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Article 27 of the GDPR – Do you need to appoint a UK/EU Data Representative?

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Molly Jones

In this short podcast, Patrick Wheeler, Partner and Head of Data Protection, is joined by trainee Rhiannon Thompson to discuss the impact of Article 27 of both the UK and EU GDPR on businesses which operate in territories where they …

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The end of the Brexit transition period: what this means for your business’s data protection obligations

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Christopher Wilsher

It’s difficult to believe we’re already in December – particularly when it feels like the world has been on pause for most of 2020 – yet here we are in the final month of the Brexit transition period. Up to …

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British Airways facing record GDPR fine

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Christopher Wilsher

The fine represents 1.5% of its 2017 worldwide turnover, and whilst below the maximin possible 4% fines represents the largest single fine handed down by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Patrick Wheeler, Partner and Head of Intellectual Property and Data …

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AI: It’s time to ExplAIn

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Christopher Wilsher

The ICO and The Turing conducted public research to gather information about the views held on AI. The ICO has said that they are working on the project as they believe that AI presents ‘some of the biggest risks related …

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