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Data Protection Day – Key developments and trends for 2023

January 26, 2023 by Benjamin Slinn, Vinod Bange, Dr Lukas Feiler, Alissa Forstner, Liz Grimwood-Taylor, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Anne Petterd, Caitlin Whale, Adrian Lawrence, Toby Patten, Guillermo José Cervio, Valentina Salas, Valentina Biondi Grane, Elisabeth Dehareng, Caroline Serbanescu, Flavia Rebello, Theo Ling, Conrad Flaczyk, Nadia Rauf, Carolina Pardo, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Yann Padova, Florian Tannen, Dr Michaela Nebel, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Jiří Čermák, Milena Hoffmanová, Lenka Bešťáková, Francesca Gaudino, Yuki Kondo, Daisuke Tatsuno, Kensaku Takase, Dr. Csaba Vári, Marcia Lee, Benjamin Lau, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Carlos Vela-Trevino, Elvia Aragon, Nathalja Doing, Teresa Tovar, Bienvenido A. Marquez III, Frederick August I. Jose, Radoslaw Nozykowski, Patricia Pérez, Peder Oxhammar, William Höglund, Emelie Ageby Svensson, Margarita Kozlov, Johanna Moesch (Mösch), Nadine Charrière, Muriel Binder, Jo-Fan Yu, Dhiraphol Suwanprateep, Pattaraphan Paiboon, Kritiyanee Buranatrevedhya, Thananya Chaikamonsuk, Can Sozer, Yigit Acar, Ecem Elver, Aybuke Gundel, Kellie Blyth, Maher Ghalloussi, Lucrezia Lorenzini, Alex Toh, Ken Chia, Cristina Messerschmidt, Rachel Ehlers, Cynthia Cole, Brian Hengesbaugh, Stephen Reynolds, Nick Merker, Harry Valetk, Lothar Determann, Jonathan Tam, Helena Engfeldt, Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati, Manh Hung Tran and Jacqueline Wong 102 Mins Read

28 January 2023 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Global Data Privacy and Security Team is pleased to present this special edition update of key data protection and privacy developments and trends across the globe, as well summarising future legislative changes, predictions, and enforcement priorities to look out for during 2023.…

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3 Steps to Access Health Data for Research in the UK: New Guidance

November 30, 2022 by Jaspreet Takhar 3 Mins Read

The UK’s Health Research Authority (HRA) has unveiled new guidance which signposts the three essential steps to access health and care data for research purposes. The guidance delves into a point that researchers often miss: the common law duty of confidentiality runs in parallel to data privacy laws, and each regime needs to be considered separately to ensure data access requests can stand up to regulatory scrutiny. Step 1: Scoping – What are the data…

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UK Data Protection Reform – Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – what will the proposed changes mean in practice?

August 24, 2022 by Benjamin Slinn 25 Mins Read

The UK data protection framework is set to change. These changes will be relevant for organisations in the UK as well as organisations outside of the UK that offer goods or services to data subjects in the UK or monitor their behaviour. From a practical perspective many of the proposed changes are focused on reducing certain obligations, particularly record keeping obligations such as records of processing or data protection impact assessments. However, it is important…

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Lloyd v Google LLC – what limits are there on data protection class actions?

December 9, 2021 by Paul Glass, James Parker and Natasha Denton 15 Mins Read

In a recent judgment, the UK Supreme Court unanimously refused to give permission for a litigant to serve a claim form outside of the jurisdiction in respect of a representative action brought against Google. This case, Lloyd v Google, is the latest, and most significant, in a line of recent decisions (see our other updates here and here) which show a general trend of the courts interrogating the type of losses that have been claimed and rejecting claims for…

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The third anniversary of the GDPR: Looking ahead

May 25, 2021 by Benjamin Slinn, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Yann Padova, Dr Michaela Nebel, Raul Rubio, Francesca Gaudino, Jennie Nilsson, Dr Lukas Feiler, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Nathalja Doing, Radoslaw Nozykowski and Elisabeth Dehareng 27 Mins Read

The 25 May 2021 marks the third anniversary of the GDPR coming into force. As we have moved from preparation for the GDPR to business as usual compliance with the GDPR, regulators have focused on various issues in different jurisdictions. Although we are now three years into compliance with the GDPR being part of our day to day operations, it is clear that interpretation and expectations regarding compliance from the courts and regulators continue to…

In Communications & Mobility

UK Government consultation on changes to the Electronic Communications Code

February 25, 2021 by Steve Holmes and Alex Lumley 5 Mins Read

The Electronic Communications Code (the “Code”) is the legal framework in the UK underpinning rights for network operators to install and keep electronic communications apparatus on public and private land. The framework is designed to facilitate the installation and maintenance of electronic communications networks. Current powers under the Code When the telecom regulatory authority in the UK (“Ofcom”), gives a direction that the Code applies to a certain person, such as a network operator, the…

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Data Protection Day – Looking ahead to 2021

January 28, 2021 by Benjamin Slinn, Elisabeth Dehareng, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Julie Martinez, Julia Kaufmann, Michaela Nebel, Francesca Gaudino, Raul Rubio, Jennie Nilsson, Kensaku Takase, Joan Tan, Jacqueline Wong, Flavia Rebello, Brian Hengesbaugh, Harry Valetk and Ken Chia 25 Mins Read

Happy Data Protection Day! The 28 January each year is celebrated as Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. To mark Data Protection Day 2021, we have summarised some of the key trends and developments in the EU, UK and beyond from a data protection perspective and looking ahead to what to expect for 2021. You can jump to specific country…

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International Transfers of Personal Data: Recommended steps for Q1 2021

January 22, 2021 by Robbie Downing and Benjamin Slinn 7 Mins Read

There have been a number of EU and UK developments affecting transfers of personal data. We summarise the key ones below and set out some practical steps to take in light of these developments. Any organisation which transfers personal data to or from the EU27 will need to work out what changes are required to address these new developments. We won’t have full clarity until the European Commission and EDPB finalise their current drafts but…

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Brexit: How does the UK/EU Agreement affect Data?

December 29, 2020 by Harry Small, Paul Glass and John McGovern 4 Mins Read

On Christmas Eve the UK and the EU concluded a Trade and Cooperation Agreement in principle.We’ve set out the key points from a data protection perspective below.The key take away is that transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK can continue without safeguards for a period of up to six months from the end of the transition period while the European Commission considers whether to adopt an adequacy decision in respect of the…

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House of Lords Committee publishes new report “AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency”

December 29, 2020 by Sue McLean 5 Mins Read

On 18 December 2020, the UK House of Lords Liaison Committee on AI published a new report, AI in the UK: No Room for Complacency. The report considers the UK government’s progress against the recommendations made by the Select Committee on AI in their 2018 report, AI in the UK: ready, willing and able? The report contains a series of new recommendations covering public understanding of AI, use of data, ethics, public trust and regulation, jobs and…