Despite months of posturing and growing geopolitical tensions, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine this week was a shock to the global community. Western leaders have been swift and unanimous in their response, condemning...more
2/28/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Freeze ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Initial Global Sanctions on Russia in Response to Events in Eastern Ukraine - In response to President Putin’s televised recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (“DNR” and “LNR”) of Ukraine as “independent”...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body which represents EU data protection authorities, has adopted guidelines (Guidelines) confirming when transfers need to be “safeguarded” in accordance with the GDPR (and...more
This week the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a body that represents European data protection authorities, set up a new cookie banner taskforce. The new taskforce will coordinate the response to over 400 complaints...more
With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming more are more embedded in our everyday lives, there has been a corresponding need for regulations that foster AI development and adoption in a responsible manner. The question is how...more
On April 26, 2021, the UK announced a new global anti-corruption sanctions regime and has imposed sanctions on 22 people whom the UK Government has reasonable grounds to suspect have been involved in serious corruption. Under...more
The EDPB has issued recommendations concerning how organisations may lawfully transfer personal data from Europe to “third countries” (e.g., the U.S. and currently the UK from 1.1.2021) in light of the recent Schrems II...more
11/25/2020
/ EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Legal Systems ,
New Guidance ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK
The UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has published an update report on privacy issues around real-time bidding (RTB) and programmatic advertising. ...more
The European Union Court of Justice (“CJEU”) to rule on the validity of Model Contractual Clauses (“MCCs”) following referral by the Irish High Court.
The Irish High Court has “well-founded” concerns that there is no...more
11/17/2017
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
FISA ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Model Clauses
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ramps up enforcement activities in London -
A new UK sanctions enforcement body with added civil enforcement tools is ramping up activities. ...more
11/1/2017
/ Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
HM Treasury ,
International Finance ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Policing and Crime Act 2017 ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The UK Government has published a statement of intent containing details of its proposed Data Protection Bill. The full text of the Bill is expected in September 2017, when the UK Parliament returns from its summer...more