The UK’s new approach to international data transfers
Since the UK left the EU, there has been a lot of speculation about how the UK will regulate restricted transfers of personal data between…
Data Protection & GDPR
Data Protection & GDPR
Data Protection | Transferring personal data outside the UK - the new UK approach
When transferring personal data outside the UK to a country that does not provide adequate protection, the UK organisation must put in…
Data Protection | Marketing Practices
In the world of marketing, personal data is at the centre of everything. For marketing professionals, the Privacy and Electronic…
Thorntons Solicitor Gains Data Protection Certification
A partner at leading Scottish law firm, Thorntons, has been named a Certified Specialist in Data Protection by the Law Society of Scotland…
Data Protection | Round up of the year and what to expect in 2022
Data Protection Partner Loretta Maxfield hosted this short webinar to discuss the key data protection matters of 2021, including…
Data Protection Webinar | Collecting Criminal Data
The UK GDPR gives extra protection to ‘personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures’. This…
Data Protection webinar | Using CCTV lawfully and in accordance with data protection law
Many elements of privacy need to be considered before using CCTV surveillance. CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR, it applies to any…
UK Government’s Consultation – Data: A New Direction
Public Consultation
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport are conducting a consultation on reform of the UK’s data protection regime…
Data Protection | Transfer Impact Assessments
One of the single biggest challenges facing organisations that process personal data in 2021, is ensuring compliant restricted transfers of…
Managing Curricula Vitae (CVs) in Compliance with Data Protection Rules
CVs inherently contain personal data including sensitive personal data, and strict adherence to data protection requirements is required…
Industry accreditation for Thorntons’ Director
The Director of Data Protection Services at full service law firm Thorntons has recently passed her Certified Information Privacy…
Personal data transfers. New SCCs for the EU and the UK receives long awaited adequacy decision
On the 4 of June 2021 the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses: one optional set for use between…
Keeping it Professional
Data Protection Legislation dictates that an individual shall have the right to obtain, from a data controller, access to all personal…
Data Protection | EU Standard Contractual Clauses
In June 2021, the European Commission released the final impending decision on standard contractual clauses (SCC’s) for the transfer of…
NHS England Data Sharing
NHS Digital, England’s healthcare IT service, are hoping to amass the records of millions of English GP patients to improve patient care –…
Employment Law | Disciplinary and Grievance Investigations
Do you know how the GDPR applies to disciplinary and grievance investigations?
Disciplinary and grievance procedures inevitably involve…
GDPR Violation for German Company using MailChimp for Marketing.
A German data protection authority has recently ruled that the use by a Munich publishing company of the US-based email marketing platform…
Political Campaigning and the use of Personal Data.
With polling day almost upon us, most of us have been on the receiving end of campaign activity relating to the upcoming parliamentary…
Data Protection webinar: Privacy Program Management
In an age of big data and machine learning, many organisations have found they have a greater need to process and store personal data. This…
Cyber-attacks. What can you do to protect your organisation's personal data?
Almost daily we are seeing cyber-attacks in the news. From nurseries to universities, to SMEs and, to corporate giants like Microsoft…
Employment Law | Monitoring and Managing Employee Performance
Employee monitoring software can give companies a means to monitor employees during the working day. Some may view this as an effective way…