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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: Key points to note for businesses

On 11 June 2025, the UK Parliament passed the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”), which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. This legislation marks a significant and targeted overhaul of the UK’s data protection...more

Mayer Brown

Reform of the GDPR in the UK

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On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms the General Data...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

UK Introduces New Legislation Amending Privacy Laws

On June 19, 2025, the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was enacted, marking the culmination of a lengthy legislative process aimed at reshaping aspects of the country’s data protection regime. First proposed in 2021 as part...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The UK’s New Amendments to the UK GDPR Become Law and Get a Nod from the EU. What happens now?

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The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more

King & Spalding

EU-UK Data Transfers: Adequacy Decision Extended, But Uncertainty Remains

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On May 14, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") issued a favorable opinion on granting a six-month extension to the existing adequacy decisions for the UK, following a formal proposal from the European...more

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UK Government Introduces New Data (Use and Access) Bill

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On October 23, the UK Government’s House of Lords had its first reading of a new proposed data protection bill, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (“DUA Bill”), as sponsored by the Department of Science, Innovation, and...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Privacy and AI in Israel and worldwide: a look to 2024

During 2023, privacy protection and artificial intelligence regulation continued apace and their implications continued to be a major focus in Israel and around the world. In Israel, this was reflected in a number of...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Data transfers update: New data bridge available to facilitate UK-US data transfers from 12 October 2023 - despite “qualified”...

Why should I read this? A new UK-US data bridge will be available to businesses in the UK looking to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States certified under the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Data bridge over the Atlantic

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On September 21, 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology laid before Parliament regulations that will operate to significantly simplify the process for UK businesses to transfer personal data to...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill: What Is Changing?

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The updated reform legislation provides welcome guidance and clarifications on aspects such as legitimate interests and accountability, without substantially shifting the approach proposed under the existing reform bill. ...more

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The UK Moves to Reform the UK GDPR Aims to be Both Business Friendly and Adequate in the Eyes of the EU

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While the reform is a long way away from a certainty, it represents a departure of the UK from the EU’s strict adherence and adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation which came into effect in 2018. Earlier this...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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New UK GDPR Proposals Incoming

Data Protection & Digital Information Bill (DPDI) changes will be announced shortly in a further shake-up of UK data laws. The new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will shortly release proposals for...more

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UK GDPR Restrictions on Personal Data Transfers to South Korea are Lifted

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In November 2022, the UK Government announced that it had put in place UK GDPR ‘adequacy regulations’ in respect of South Korea (the Republic of Korea (“ROK”)). These new regulations will allow UK based organisations to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Deadlines for EU and UK Standard Contractual Clauses Approaching

Companies transferring personal data out of the EU or UK are reminded of key deadlines approaching for the contracts that govern these transfers. When the European Commission adopted the new Standard Contractual Clauses...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Data Protection Reform: Examining the Road Ahead

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UK government sets out ambitious proposal for reforming the UK data protection landscape. On 17 June 2022, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its response to its consultation “Data: a new...more

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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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New UK Cross-Border Data Transfer Mechanisms sent to Parliament for Approval

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The new mechanisms, which are likely to pass Parliament, will become effective on March 21, 2022 and will require businesses and organizations to review existing and new contracts. The Information Commissioner’s Office...more

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

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Finalises Guidance on International Transfers of Personal Data Following Europe’s Top...

The guidance outlines how organisations should approach international transfers and confirms examples of supplemental measures that can be adopted to ensure ongoing compliance and seeking to de-mystify earlier uncertainty. ...more

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The Data & Brexit Digest – Drafting tips for contracts and policies

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With the UK now unambiguously out of the EU, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) has been replaced by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (“UK GDPR”). In this third instalment of...more

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The Data & Brexit Digest - What is the source of the UK’s post Brexit Data Protection Law and how should you reference it?

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This second instalment of our Brexit & Data Digest outlines the main sources of data protection law in the UK following the end of the Brexit transition period, and how the EU GDPR may continue to have relevance for companies...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Speed Dating in the UK? Negotiating New Data Protection Relationships with the EU

With all that has happened this year, most of us can’t wait until 2020 is in the rear view mirror.  The end of 2020, however, marks the end of the transition period provided, post-Brexit, to allow time for UK businesses and...more

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