Obligations of Data Processors under the GDPR
24 May, 2017With the imminent introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on 25th May 2018, the scope of data protection has been noticeably widened in comparison to the outgoing Data Protection Directive and its implementing legislation and nowhere is this more obvious than in the new direct statutory obligations on data processors. Under the Directive, […]
Read moreData Portability under the GDPR
24 May, 2017The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) introduces the new right of data portability which provides for data subjects to receive personal data provided by them to a data controller in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format and to transmit those data to another data controller without hindrance. For example, if a customer wants to change […]
Read moreEnforcement of the GDPR
24 May, 2017The most headline grabbing aspect of the GDPR is the massive fines that breaching it will attract. In the most serious cases these fines may be up to 4% of an organisation’s worldwide revenue or €20 Million, whichever is the greater. Your understanding of how the GDPR will be enforced is vital to avoiding such […]
Read moreSecurity. Compliance. Enforcement. Are you GDPR ready?
10 May, 2017The laws relating to the processing of personal data will change in Europe on 25th May 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) will govern the processing of personal data with direct effect from 25th May 2018 replacing the existing legislative framework. A welcome and long-awaited change, the GPDR seeks to modernise and […]
Read moreNOWHERE TO HIDE – The New Beneficial Ownership Register Nine things you need to know
24 March, 2017Corporate group structures are often utilised by companies in an effort to maintain the privacy of their owners. However, recent events, such as the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal, have brought the topic of corporate transparency to the forefront of both political and legal agendas. As a result of this, there has been an increased focus by […]
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