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
8/22/2022
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Client Services ,
Corporate Counsel ,
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UK GDPR
The UK government set out its detailed proposals for data protection reform on 18 July 2022 in the form of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. Compared with some of the radical ideas in the 2021 public...more
7/26/2022
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Data Subject Access Requests ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
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Since the Schrems II 2020 judgment famously “cancelled” the EU/U.S. Privacy Shield program for personal data flows from the EU to the United States, it would be an understatement to say that U.S.-bound personal data flows...more
The latest version of the Online Safety Bill was introduced in the UK’s Parliament on 16 March 2022. It now begins the process of being scrutinised, amended and debated on but it is anticipated that this is the version that...more
Imagine...you own a site. You give an option to a developer to buy that site subject to obtaining planning permission. It gets the planning permission, using planning drawings prepared by a firm of architects that it engages,...more
On 28 June, the European Commission adopted its Adequacy Decision for the UK, putting to an end (at least for now), the uncertainty surrounding EU to UK personal data flows. This averted a “cliff edge” in the shape of the 30...more
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
6/21/2021
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
With the UK now unambiguously out of the EU, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) has been replaced by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”). In this third instalment of...more
1/28/2021
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Contract Drafting ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK GDPR
On 1 January 2021, changes came into effect that affect recovery and recycling targets for packing and packaging waste for retailers and manufacturers in England. With significant change already imminent for UK retailers and...more
As the end of December 2020 approaches, IP owners preparing for the end of the transition period need to be aware of the changes being made to the exhaustion of IP rights regime, to: (i) avoid being caught off guard and...more
The UK introduced the free-standing (‘sui generis’) EU database right in 1997. This right gives protection to a maker of a database, where a substantial investment has been made in either obtaining, verifying or presenting...more
12/17/2020
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Transfers ,
Databases ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission was making substantial progress with its Digital Single Market strategy, aimed at ensuring better access to online goods and services by limiting barriers to...more
With outsourced services capable of being provided (in many cases) far from a customer’s site, in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, customers and suppliers may have been confident that their outsourcing strategy...more
Reducing sources of counterfeit or grey market goods is a perennial challenge for every brand owner. Recent parallel developments in the EU and the US show how legislators are tackling the issue of counterfeit goods on online...more
3/13/2020
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
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Online Marketplace ,
Pending Legislation ,
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Trademarks
UK businesses face a number of challenging interlocking issues in the run up to the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020. What could slip off the corporate risk radar are the smaller administrative matters....more