European Court decision in Schrems II case could create compliance nightmare for EU organisations
Standard Contractual Clauses remain valid but EU-US Privacy Shield struck downOn Thursday 16 July, the Court of Justice of the…
Data Protection & GDPR
Data Protection & GDPR
No trace of the UK’s Track and Trace App
Back in May, it was all hands to the wheel to roll out the UK Government’s ‘Track and Trace’ contact tracing phone app to support existing…
Data Protection | Managing Conflicts of Interest in the DPO role.
When appointing a DPO, businesses need to make both operational and ethical considerations to ensure the DPO can act independently and…
Data Protection: How to stay safe while working from home
Practical, Technical and Legal hints and tips for best practice
Morgan O'Neill, Director of Data Protection Services, …
How to Approach Data Protection Impact Assessments
DPIAs have been a topic in the news recently with the ICO requesting that NHSX complete a DPIA for its COVID-19 contact tracing app for the…
Data Protection | Data Protection & Privacy During the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the Scottish Government announces their plans for lockdown to continue, remote working is starting to feel like the new normal for many…
Remote working and data protection
Tips to reduce data protection risks when staff working from home
As most of us find ourselves working remotely due to the COVID-19…
Morrisons Wins Supreme Court Ruling Over Data Breach
Last week the Supreme Court overturned the judgements of the High Court and the Court of Appeal in a case involving the unauthorised…
Coronavirus: Your Data Protection queries answered
In order to help our clients navigate some of data protection challenges which they may face as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, here are…
Handling Requests for Information from the Police
It is not uncommon for organisations to receive requests from the Police to share personal data held about employees, clients or visitors…
Exit Day: What Happens Next for Data Protection?
Whether you sit in the pro-Brexit camp or in the Remain camp, Exit Day is here. We must now all accept that the UK will leave the EU at…
Thorntons appoints its first non-legal director for fresh data protection focus
Full service law firm Thorntons has appointed Morgan O’Neill as its new Director of Data Protection Services – the first role of its kind…
ICO issues first significant fines under GDPR
With fresh GDPR fines being issued at unprecedented levels, it’s important for organisations to ensure they aren’t next in line.…
Data Breaches – Top Tips for Business
In the year since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, the number of breaches reported to the Information…
Guidance for Data Breach Victims
What should you do if your personal data is compromised?
GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 impose rigorous data protection standards…
Preparing for FOISA: Registered Social Landlords
Scotland’s registered social landlords (RSLs) will be subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA…
GDPR: Key cases so far
Google fined by national French data protection regulator
On 21 January, Google LLC (Google’s French arm) was fined €50million by the…
ICO Guidance Published on Encryption and Selecting Processors
ICO publishes guidance on encryption and passwords
On 1 November, the ICO published guidance for organisations specifically on the use of…
Right to be forgotten questioned in EU Courts
Officially referred to as the “right of erasure” under Article 17 of the GDPR, what is now commonly referred to as the “right to be…
How will Brexit impact Data Protection Law?
Brexit is in the headlines constantly, and there is endless media coverage on the “deal”, whether we will get a deal, “no deal” and the…
Direct Marketing and e-Privacy Regulations
As has been well documented, there are proposals to replace the current Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) with…