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UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

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Bridging the Gap - UK Stands Up Data Transfers “Bridge” to the U.S.

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On 12 October the UK–U.S. “data bridge” becomes operational, providing an additional, compliant route for UK-outbound transfers of personal data to U.S. organisations that are EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework members. UK...more

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Dubai International Financial Centre Issues Adequacy Decision Approving Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information to...

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On Aug. 9, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) issued an “Assessment of California’s Data Protection Regime as Substantially Equivalent and Low Risk” (the Decision)...more

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New EU-US Data Transfer Framework Finalized: What Does the Future Hold?

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With data privacy landscapes changing around the globe, how can organizations handle cross-border deals while still remaining compliant? This has been a burning question over recent years....more

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One Step Closer to the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework

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Two and a half years after the Schrems II decision invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield, the EU and US are inching closer to a replacement data transfer mechanism for EU to US personal data transfers. On 13 December 2022, the...more

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UK Government’s Consultation on Data Protection and Privacy: Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Response

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recently released its response to the UK government consultation, ‘Data: A new direction’. The consultation was conducted by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Updata: Your quarterly privacy & cybersecurity update - April to June 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of Updata - the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more

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BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: What’s the current status of the UK Adequacy Decision?

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The European Commission published a draft Adequacy Decision for the UK on 19 February. That document remains in draft, though it is understood to have successfully cleared the last formal approval stage required....more

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Important UK-EU Data Transfer “Adequacy” Decision Reached

The European Commission has announced a draft decision of “adequacy” concluding the UK ensures an essentially equivalent level of data protection to the GDPR. There remains an approval process to go through before the...more

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The European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision on Japan

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On January 23, 2018, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted its adequacy decision on Japan. Japan issued an equivalent decision regarding data transfers from Japan to the European Union on the same day. This means that...more

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