2016 saw further seismic changes to the data protection framework globally and, in particular, the EU. The year heralded the long-negotiated GDPR, the NIS…
The UK has voted to leave the European Union in the referendum of 23 June 2016.Brexit, what now?While the consequences of this result on…
With the year drawing to a close, it seems an opportune time to take stock of some of the key globally relevant data protection…
In the European Union, the Data Retention Directive used to be the instrument laying down the rules for the retention of, and access to…
The long arm of the GDPRThe GDPR will be significantly wider in scope than the existing Data Protection Directive. As explained in this post,…
Once the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect, it will replace the EU Data Protection Directive as well as all national data…
One question multinationals operating across multiple EU jurisdictions frequently grapple with is which of the various national data protection laws they need to comply…
Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) are increasingly an option being considered by multinational organisations as a method for legitimising cross-border data flows within a corporate…