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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Comparison: UK Data Access Act and EU Data Act

The UK’s Data (Use and Access ) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”), which received royal assent on 19 June 2025, represents a significant reform to UK data law and reflects Britain’s ambition to spur tech innovation by freeing up the flow...more

King & Spalding

UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: The Data Reforms We've Been Waiting For?

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After multiple attempts by successive governments over the last few years to bring about regulatory changes that would enhance and promote the use of data in the UK, an often heavily debated law has finally arrived in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Data Act: Three Months To Go Before New Rules on Data Access and Sharing Take Effect

Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more

A&O Shearman

Helping consumers navigate their financial lives: The FCA’s Strategy for 2025 – 2030

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its strategy for the next five years, reaffirming its commitment to prioritising consumer interests. Building on the foundation laid by the previous strategy, which...more

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HM Treasury Post-Implementation Reviews on SME Credit Information and Finance Platforms Regulations

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Alongside the U.K government's Autumn Budget delivered on October 30, 2024, HM Treasury has published two post-implementation reviews relating to small- and medium-sized enterprise credit....more

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What is FemTech and How Can It Meet the Privacy Needs of Its Users?

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In part one of our series "FemTech: how this growing industry can build trust, protect privacy and redress healthcare inequity… one app at a time", we take an introductory look at the industry, and offer some...more

A&O Shearman

Pensions: what's new this week - 2 October 2023

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Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. This week we cover topics including: GMP equalisation...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Health Data in the EU and UK – Regulatory Trends and Developments

In light of the increasing number of enforcement incidents under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organisations active in the Health and Life Sciences sectors in the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU) and...more

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The Increasingly Complex World of Competition Review

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Regulatory enforcement agencies are changing their approaches when it comes to competition, and that is now having an effect on the U.K. and European markets. Data and technology underpin the evolving strategies, and it is...more

Perkins Coie

What is the US-UK Data Access Agreement and Why Does it Matter?

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This is the second in a series of updates addressing the bilateral data access agreement (Data Access Agreement or agreement) between the United States and the United Kingdom under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data...more

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US-UK Bilateral Data Sharing Agreement Comes Into Force on October 3

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Under a new agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, communications service providers in the United States may soon begin to receive legal process directly from law enforcement agencies in the United...more

Hogan Lovells

UK Government proposes Companies House reform and greater transparency of corporate entities

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On 28 February 2022, the Government published its final position on Companies House reforms ahead of introducing legislation that will change the Registrar’s statutory role from being a largely passive recipient of...more

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Shape Up Or Ship Out: UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues New Opinion Regarding Adtech Initiatives

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What does the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office have to say about what it takes for adtech initiatives to be compliant with data protection? “There is an opportunity for market participants to move towards developing...more

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EU and UK Data Sharing: UK Adequacy Decision

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On February 19 2021, the European Union Commission issued its draft adequacy decision for data flows between the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK). Whilst widely expected, this draft decision will provide some...more

Alston & Bird

UK ICO Publishes New Data Sharing Code

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On December 17, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) published its Data Sharing Code of Practice (the ‘Code’) following a public consultation which commenced in 2019. The Code focuses mainly on data sharing...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Transatlantic Law Enforcement: The U.S.-UK Data Access Agreement - November 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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The UK-US Bilateral Data Sharing Agreement (Agreement) came into force from over the Summer. In certain circumstances it enables law enforcement in the UK and U.S. to seek domestic court orders to require production of data...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A Path Forward for Open Banking

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As third-party access to consumer financial data expands, regulators balance innovation, customer choice, and data protection. Consumers’ rights to access and use their personal financial information has been a key focus of...more

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Cross-border information-sharing - insubstantial guidance for UK corporates

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On 12 May 2020 the UK belatedly published its statement on cross-border information-sharing within corporate groups (the Statement). This one-page document primarily consists of general acknowledgements of the importance of...more

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UK Firms Should Share Customer Information Cross-Border Intra-Group to Fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

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UK government encourages regulated firms to share customer information within corporate groups, highlighting interaction with firms’ obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and GDPR. The UK government has...more

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Contact Tracing Apps in the UK, EU and U.S.: Privacy Implications

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The world is facing a significant public health crisis that requires a strong response and common approach. Governments and scientists around the world are relying on automated data processing and digital technologies as part...more

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UK Home Secretary’s Decision to Transfer Data to U.S. found Unlawful under UK Data Protection Act

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The UK Supreme Court held, in the case of Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 10, that the Home Secretary breached the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), the UK data protection legislation which...more

Hogan Lovells

‘Open Insurance’: What does the future hold?

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FCA’s Call for Input on Open Finance - Open Finance refers to the extension of open-banking-like data sharing and third-party access to a wider range of financial sectors and products, including in the insurance market....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

What Does Brexit Mean for the Copyright Directive in the UK?

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Companies may face a challenging regulatory environment following the EU-wide implementation of the Copyright Directive by 7 June 2021. On 21 January 2020, the UK government confirmed that the UK will not be required to...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.27.2020 | Top Story: Apple Stock Has Surged Over 2019, Consumers Divided on Future

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Apple stock has surged over the past year, but consumers are divided over the stock price’s future. Apple’s software services and hardware products create an identity crisis that impacts the company’s future valuations....more

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Open Finance: The Next Frontier in Fintech?

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Call for input: Industry needs to engage as the FCA moves forward on its transformative vision for open finance. Imagine a world in which you could access your bank accounts, credit cards, mortgage, pensions, savings...more

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