The genie is out of the bottle on what can only be described as a revolution in the online operations of certain companies providing services in the UK. After a number of developments during February and March 2022, the UK...more
On 23 February 2022, Margrethe Vestager (European Commission’s Executive Vice President for a Europe fit for the Digital Age) unveiled proposals for the EU’s latest legislative development, the EU Data Act. Originally...more
On 25 February 2022, the Spanish data protection authority (the AEPD) published its code of conduct (the CoC), regarding the processing of personal data in the context of clinical trials and pharmacovigilance....more
On 23 February 2022, the European Commission unveiled proposals for the EU’s latest legislative development, the EU Data Act....more
On 2 February 2022, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) laid before Parliament the international data transfer agreement (IDTA), the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission’s...more
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
The UK has left the European Union (EU), the transition period is over, the UK and EU have agreed a new Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the TCA), so what now for data protection? We look at the key consequences of Brexit for...more
Following months of protracted negotiations and coming four and a half years after the UK voted to leave the EU, 24 December 2020 saw the EU and UK finally agree the shape of their future relationship. While the Trade and...more
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court unanimously overturned a 2018 Court of Appeal ruling that had found WM Morrisons Supermarkets PLC (Morrisons) vicariously liable for its employee’s misuse of private information, breach...more