ICO issues Data Protection Standards aimed at curbing privacy risks posed by advertising technologies
The ICO’s new Data Protection Standards for advertising tech and the intended approach to regulating the industry to ensure compliance with data protection law
17 December 2021
Preparing for the General Code: Top Tips for LGPS Funds
We understand that the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) intends to publish its new General Code shortly. With this in mind, we remind ourselves of TPR’s role in relation to LGPS Funds and look at what pension boards can do now to prepare to meet the requirements of the new Code.
23 May 2023
Is English law for dealing with financial settlements on divorce out of date?
This article considers how a court deals with financial settlements on divorce in England and whether it is fit for purpose
07 June 2023
Compulsory purchase – lessons from recent refusals
Two recent CPO decisions highlighting areas of risk and the heightened scrutiny around acquiring authorities’ conduct in respect of the negotiation process
07 June 2023
Tesco v Lidl - Tesco’s use of yellow circle on blue background found to infringe Lidl’s brand
Lidl has successfully sued Tesco for trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off in the UK in relation to Tesco’s use of a series of signs for its ‘Clubcard’ promotions, despite the Court finding that some of the marks relied on by Lidl were filed in bad faith
13 June 2023
University spin-outs: IP terms under close inspection following the Oxford Nanoimaging case
In a recent case, the High Court has recommended that universities review their IP terms to ensure contracts with students are not unfair under consumer protection law. Here we set out the key takeaways for universities and spin-outs.
13 June 2023
Transparency in the Family Courts
This article considers the Transparency Implementation Group’s Report on transparency in the Financial Remedies Court
22 June 2023
Preparing Local Nature Recovery Strategies
An update on Local Nature Recovery Strategies introduced by the Environment Act 2021 and described in DEFRA’s recent statutory guidance and policy paper
05 July 2023
EDPB publishes detailed guidelines on data breach notification
The European Data Protection Board has published supplementary guidelines to the existing personal data breach notification guidance issued by its predecessor Article 29 Working Party
08 February 2021
‘No-deal’ Brexit and Data Protection – Appointing a Representative
If you process data of EU individuals in the UK or outside the EU after a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, you may need to appoint a representative to ensure you are compliant with GDPR
23 September 2019
14.5 million euro fine issued for improper data retention
A German real estate company has received a multimillion euro fine for retaining personal data. We look at the facts and provide some practical guidance for your data retention practices
05 December 2019
Taking back control - EU institutions challenge use of IT service providers' standard terms
Could the European Data Protection Supervisor’s investigation into Microsoft contracts be the beginning of the end for IT service providers’ standard terms?
11 November 2019