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26 October 2018

General Data Protection Regulation: first enforcement notice shows extra-territorial reach

The UK data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued its first enforcement notice under the EU’s new strict data …
23 October 2018

Court of Appeal confirms Morrisons vicariously liable for employee's deliberate actions in first successful UK class action for data breach

The Court of Appeal has today dismissed an appeal against the High Court's decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for its employee’s …
08 July 2018

Compliant or not: the GDPR is here

The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018 and brought with it additional rights for individuals and additional obligations for organisations. It also …
08 July 2018

Internet of Things – ICO’s six reasons why businesses should be thinking about data protection and the DCMS’s Secure by Design Report

In light of the booming market of the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Information Commissioner’s …
20 March 2018

Managing cyber security risks in the telecommunications sector

Cyber security remains in the public eye with multiple incidents and vulnerabilities reported affecting telecoms companies. Telecoms companies need to …
08 March 2018

Risk of a “Meltdown”? Recent authority guidance and practical tips to mitigate the risk of organisations falling victim to the latest cyber exploits

Significant vulnerabilities that could allow cyber attackers to compromise data have been found in common processors in almost all modern devices. What …
08 March 2018

Outsourcing to the Cloud: EBA issues Final Report on Recommendations

On 20 December 2017 the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its Final Report: Recommendations on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers …
05 March 2018

Public Sector IT Procurement Update: UK Government publishes updated Model Services Contract, guidance on GDPR re-papering and extends “G-Cloud 9” framework for cloud services procurement

Model Services Contract: On 1 January 2018, the Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Service ("CCS") and the Government Legal Service ("GLS") published an …
04 December 2017

The GDPR: ICO issues draft guidance on data controller and processor liability

In the run up to the GDPR applying from next year, there has been a variety of practical guidance for compliance at the European level through the …
03 December 2017

Draft Data Protection Bill published – no major surprises for businesses

Following its Second Reading in the House of Lords, on 22 November 2017 the draft Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) passed the Committee Stage and will …
30 August 2017

UK Government Position Paper on International Transfers of Data - Key Points

The post below was first published on our Employment blog Last week the UK Government released its negotiating position paper on international transfers …
19 June 2017

GDPR Compliance: Just under a year to "get your house in order"

The European Commission published its first draft of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") in January 2012, which set out a comprehensive …