Data Protection in UK Law
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BREXIT: Data Protection
This Brexit Bite assesses the post-Brexit landscape with respect to the UK’s data protection laws. It is important to remember that the UK remains a member of the European Union until the terms of ...
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UK Data Protection Bill Published
In line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK has now published a Data Protection Bill, which is intended to “make our data protection laws fit for the digital age…” The Ove...
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UK 'must avoid data protection Brexit'
According to the UK's new information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, who was interviewed by the BBC, the UK “should adopt forthcoming EU data protection laws, despite its plan to leave the Union”....
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UK Introduces Draft Data Protection Bill
A few days ago the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport introduced the Data Protection Bill 2017 (“the Bill”). Once adopted by the legislature, the Bill will replace the Data Protect...
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UK: NEW DATA PROTECTION FEE
By: James Clark The United Kingdom has announced plans to introduce a new “Data Protection Fee” to replace the current system of registration for data controllers. Draft Regulations[1] were laid be...
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UK Data Protection Bill Published
On September 13, 2017, the UK Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”) was introduced in the House of Lords. The UK government announced its intention to propose new legislation to update existing UK data...
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The UK Adopts Data Protection Act 2018
Having received Royal Assent on May 23, 2018, the UK Data Protection Bill is now an Act of Parliament. The Data Protection Act 2018 (the “Act”) implements the General Data Protection Regulation (“G...
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Brexit implications for data protection
On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the EU. But what does this mean for data protection risk for businesses operating in the UK or using the UK as their "gateway" to Europe or elsewhere?
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Landmark UK Data Protection Ruling
The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a landmark decision confirming that an individual can recover damages under the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (the “Act”) for non-financial losses.
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UK publishes Data Protection Bill
On Thursday 14 September 2017, the UK published its new Data Protection Bill. It comes with much fanfare that it will underpin a world class privacy regime for the UK, give individuals more control...
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