The General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“EU GDPR”) allows individuals to seek compensation for “non-material” damages, such as distress or anxiety, where this results from an infringement ...

Many companies are still struggling with some basic concepts of the General Data Protection Regulation, such as “controller,” “processor” and “transfer” of personal data. The European Data Protection ...

European Commission decides UK provides adequate level of data protection, but can cancel the agreement if it sees the UK moving away from the EU model. The European Commission has granted the UK data ...

In March 2023, the UK government re-introduced its controversial Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill to Parliament. The purpose of the legislation is to establish a UK version of the ...

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The EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) is the strongest privacy and security law in the world. This regulation updated and modernised the principles of the 1995 data protection directive. It ...

A decision by the UK Court of Appeal to allow a claim for contravention of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to be served against US defendants has raised questions over ...

The UK has passed the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the act). This serves as an amendment to its General Data Protection Regulation and is aimed at streamlining its (UK GDPR) requirements. The law ...

The U.K. government has confirmed another pause to draft digital legislation under new prime minister Liz Truss’ reshuffled cabinet — saying the data reform bill it had introduced in recent months is ...