On September 14, 2017, the UK Government introduced a new Data Protection Bill to Parliament, which is intended to replace the UK's existing Data Protection Act 1998 and enshrine the GDPR into UK law once the UK has left the European Union.… Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams' Global Privacy and Cybersecurity lawyers prepared several chapters in the recently released The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2017, including the opening chapter on “All Change for Data Protection: The European Data Protection Regulation." This blog entry provides a link to access the relevant chapters.… Continue Reading
On August 7, 2017, the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a Statement of Intent setting out the planned reforms to be included in the forthcoming Data Protection Bill, which we previously reported is expected to be laid before the UK Parliament in early September.… Continue Reading
Media sources have reported that the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has confirmed its plans to present its Data Protection Bill to Parliament when MPs return to Parliament in early September. The Bill will effectively copy the EU General Data Protection Regulation into the UK statute book.… Continue Reading
Recently, the European Union Committee of the UK’s House of Lords published its paper, Brexit: the EU data protection package. The Paper urges the UK government to make good on its stated aim of maintaining unhindered and uninterrupted data flows between the UK and EU after Brexit, and examines the options available to ensure that this occurs. … Continue Reading
On June 20, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published an updated version of its Code of Practice on Subject Access Requests. The updates are primarily in response to three Court of Appeal decisions from earlier this year regarding data controllers’ obligations to respond to subject access requests. The revisions more closely align the ICO’s position with the court’s judgments.… Continue Reading
On June 21, 2017, in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament, the UK government confirmed its intention to press ahead with the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation into national law.… Continue Reading
With just under one year to go before the EU General Data Protection Regulation becomes law across the European Union, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office has continued its efforts to help businesses prepare for the new law, including by issuing updated guidance and its Information Rights Strategic Plan 2017-2021. The ICO also has taken steps to address its own role post-Brexit.… Continue Reading
Recently, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published draft guidance regarding the consent requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation that sets forth how the ICO interprets the GDPR’s consent requirements, and its recommended approach to compliance and good practice. … Continue Reading
On March 1, 2017, Hunton & Williams senior consultant attorney Rosemary Jay presented evidence on the data protection reform package and the impact of Brexit to the UK Parliament’s House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee meeting. … Continue Reading
On February 21, 2017, Sweet & Maxwell released a Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation, written by Hunton & Williams senior consultant attorney Rosemary Jay. This blog entry contains a link to purchase the book. … Continue Reading
On February 1, 2017, Matt Hancock, the UK Government Minister responsible for data protection, was questioned by the House of Lords committee on the UK’s implementation plan of the EU General Data Protection Regulation in the context of Brexit. In responding to the questioning, Hancock revealed further details into the UK Government’s position on implementing the GDPR into UK law.… Continue Reading
On February 2, 2017, the UK government published a white paper entitled The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union, which makes clear that the UK intends to maintain close ties with the European Union and its 27 remaining Member States after Brexit. … Continue Reading
On January 31, 2017, the Times of London reported that UK Prime Minister Theresa May plans to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union at the beginning of March, meaning that formal Brexit negotiations with the EU could begin thereafter.… Continue Reading
On January 24, 2017, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment that the UK government cannot commence the UK’s withdrawal from the EU without the approval of Parliament.… Continue Reading
On December 21, 2016, a judgment by the Court of Justice for the European Union that clarifies EU surveillance laws has called into question the legality of the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act 2016. The decision could have significant implications on the UK’s chances of securing “adequacy” status for its data protection regime post-Brexit.… Continue Reading
The Privacy team at Hunton & Williams has authored several chapters of the recently published 2017 guide to data protection and privacy for Getting the Deal Through. The publication covers data privacy and data protection laws in 26 jurisdictions across the globe. … Continue Reading
On November 21, 2016, against the backdrop of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Brexit, UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham delivered a keynote speech reiterating the government’s position that the GDPR will be implemented in the UK.… Continue Reading
On November 16, 2016, the UK Investigatory Powers Bill was approved by the UK House of Lords. The draft of the Bill has sparked controversy, as it will hand significant and wide-ranging powers to state surveillance agencies, and has been strongly criticized by some privacy and human rights advocacy groups. … Continue Reading
Earlier this week, retailer Tesco Plc’s banking branch reported that approximately 3 million dollars had been stolen from 9,000 customer bank accounts over the weekend in what cyber experts said was the first mass hacking of accounts at a western bank. … Continue Reading
On October 24, 2016, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that the UK will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) by May 2018. The UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has officially welcomed this confirmation and said that the UK must stay on top of the continuing digital economy … Continue Reading
On November 3, 2016, the UK High Court ruled that the UK Prime Minister does not have the power to invoke Article 50 to commence the UK’s exit from the EU without Parliamentary approval.… Continue Reading
On October 20, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership hosted a side workshop at the International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners focused on transparency and risk assessment, entitled “The Role of Risk Assessment and Transparency in Enabling Organizational Accountability in the Digital Economy.”… Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Hunton & Williams announced that Global Privacy and Cybersecurity partner Aaron P. Simpson has switched to London from the firm’s New York office. He will continue his work on behalf of clients as a leader of the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice.… Continue Reading
