Compliance Perspectives: The End of the Privacy Shield
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Cloud-based HR systems have become standard for multinational businesses, driving efficiency but also increasing compliance and privacy risks. Indeed, a recent Workday case, which originated in Germany, has clarified the...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision significantly expanding the capabilities of both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the national courts in EU Member States to issue cross-border injunctions...more
In a landmark decision, the Unified Patent Court’s (UPC) Local Division Mannheim set standards for enforcing standard essential patents (SEPs) and for negotiating fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) licenses under...more
On November, 22, 2024, the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) delivered a landmark ruling in Panasonic v. Oppo, setting a significant precedent in the realm of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) and...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that modifying temporary variables in the working memory of a computer without enabling the reproduction or further execution of such a program does not constitute...more
On 7 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important decision on how the GDPR governs AI-assisted decisions. The case arose in the financial services context, with the court holding that...more
In this Essential Guide, which is part of Orrick’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Compass Series, we will provide insight into the potential fines that companies may face for violating the General Data Protection Regulation...more
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Approves Consolidation in the Ground Transportation Sector Subject to Remedies - The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision on data transfers for the EU-U.S. (European Union/United States) Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The adequacy decision concluded that the United States...more
Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more
The 13 December 2022 marked a further stage in restoring greater stability for transatlantic personal data transfers, as the European Commission (the Commission) launched the process towards adoption of an adequacy decision...more
In early October, the United States (“U.S.”) and European Union (“EU”) came one step closer to the much-awaited new EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”), designed to facilitate transatlantic data flows between the...more
President Biden issued an executive order (EO) increasing protections and safeguards for personal data subject to signals intelligence activities. It also establishes a redress mechanism for residents of qualifying states who...more
The European Union (EU) and United States have reached a “deal in principle” to establish a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (Framework), which is meant to foster the exchange of data between the EU and U.S. This new...more
The United States ("U.S.") and the European Commission ("EU Commission") recently announced an “agreement in principle” to develop a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (“Framework”). The Framework is intended to...more
Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and legal developments from the...more
On 13 January 2021, the Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important opinion in the case of Facebook Belgium v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit (C-645/19) which considers the...more
Editors’ Note: This is the third in our fifth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Read our previous posts on Energy and Cannabis. A year ago,...more
On 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union and entered a transition period that is due to end at 11:00 pm GMT on 31 December 2020. At this point, it is still uncertain whether a new EU/UK deal will be reached. To...more
The European Commission has just published a consultation draft of the long-promised updated version of the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). The SCCs are the most commonly used legal mechanism for transferring personal...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Treasury's advisories regarding the role of financial intermediaries in ransomware payments, a ruling by the Israeli data protection authority...more
On October 14, 2020, the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) published its decision in a lawsuit requesting that the French health data platform (Health Data Hub) be suspended for breach of the GDPR in light...more
Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more
Will the EU finally deny the right to transfer any personal data from its shores to the United States? Its privacy decisions have been inching closer to this determination for years, and an Irish case against Facebook may tip...more
Barely one month after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its Schrems II decision striking down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield), Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems has filed 101...more