As we pass the mid-point of 2025, it’s a good time to review the important developments we have seen in the first 6 months of this year, particularly reforms to the UK’s data protection laws, the EU’s pathway to...more
The DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC Data Protection Law) was amended on 8 July 2025 to introduce several substantive changes....more
Earlier this month, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free-zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), issued the first adequacy decision regarding the California...more
The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence. On 18 April 2023, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a financial free zone with its own...more
On October 1, 2020, the three-month grace period for businesses to comply with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Data Protection Law (DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020) (“DPL 2020”) came to an end. Regulating the...more
Companies should identify data flows, implement a data transfer solution, and update internal documents and privacy notices. Since our blog on “What a “No Deal” Brexit Means for UK Data Privacy”, the European Data...more