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Paul Hastings LLP

ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

Alston & Bird

UK’s Data Protection Regulator Fines a UK SaaS Provider ~$4 Million Following a Ransomware Incident

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On March 26, 2025, the UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)) fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (“Advanced”) £3.07 million (approximately $4 million). In 2022, Advanced suffered...more

A&O Shearman

UK AI policy developments and where next

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As the EU presses ahead with its implementation of the AI Act, the UK continues to develop its evolutionary approach to AI policy and regulation. As the new Labour Government starts to implement its perspective and ahead of a...more

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English court applies Article 49 GDPR derogation to allow a transfer of personal data to Ukraine

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The English High Court recently granted a bank permission to transfer personal data disclosed in court proceedings to an authority in Ukraine, a country without UK GDPR adequacy status. The Judge found that the transfer fell...more

Cooley LLP

Latest Draft Guidance, Key Features and Insights

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On 9 November 2023, the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) issued its first set of draft guidance on the UK’s long-anticipated Online Safety Act (OSA), which aims to protect online users against illegal and harmful content....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The UK Publishes Bill to Update UK GDPR

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On March 8, 2023, the U.K. Secretary of State for Science for Innovation and Technology announced the publication of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. This new version of the Data Protection and Digital...more

Hogan Lovells

How the UK intends to reform data protection law

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On 17 June 2022, the UK government published its refined plans for reforming UK data protection law, following a detailed consultation exercise undertaken last year. The proposals form part of wider changes to the UK...more

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The New UK International Data Transfer Agreement Is Ready To Go From March 21, 2022

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has just published the final form of its much-anticipated new International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA), along with a separate addendum to the EU SCCs (SCCs Addendum). The...more

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UK Supreme Court dismisses data protection class action claim

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has delivered its long-awaited decision in the case of Lloyd [2021] UKSC 50, rejecting an attempt to bring a representative claim for compensation for "loss of control" over personal...more

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