Approaching global employees the same way as US employees often fails because it neglects to consider cultural and legal differences, which can lead to misunderstandings and compliance issues that may mean that the business is not as protected as it should be. Instead, companies should adopt a more localized approach...

On 17 March 2025, the government published a policy paper " New approach to ensure regulators and regulation support growth". This ambitious action plan aims to reform the regulatory landscape to support growth, innovation and private sector investment by ensuring regulations are proportionate, consistent and predictable. The plan also includes...

On 7 August 2017, alongside the UK government’s widely-publicised announcement on the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) (covered here), the consultation document for the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive was also released by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. In contrast to...

Key developments this month include: The Online Safety Bill was introduced to Parliament on 17 March; The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act received Royal Assent; and Government guidance on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures which comes into force next month. Contents Advertising and marketing Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering Competition...

Register now for our Annual Data Forum in London We'd love you to join us at this year's Annual Data Forum which will be held, in person, at both our London and Bristol offices in June 2025. We'll be sharing practical insights into some of this year's hot topics in...

Given those enforcement developments and in addition to the complex issues around international data transfers (which certainly play a role in the context of cookies but are not covered in this cookie update), it is important for companies doing business in Germany to consider the cookie-related developments in Germany. First...

Data is the fuel for data-driven business models, and the European Commission intends to provide this fuel. The Commission’s proposal for an EU Data Act has now been officially presented (23 February 2022) as part of the European Data Strategy, which aims to realise a European single market for data...

Article 29 Working Party issues new guidance on data processing at work Shortly before the summer break, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) issued an opinion 2/2017 on data processing at work (the Opinion). The Opinion is an update/restatement of the WP29’s previous opinions (WP48 and WP55). The...

With the start of the transition period during which data controllers and processors shall adapt and modify their processes to the General Data Protection Regulation, the Spanish Data Protection Agency has made available the first guidelines to offer orientation on this adaptation process. Since before the entry into force of...

The Spanish Data Protection Agency’s legal department considers that the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation on 25 May 2018 not only respects the existing regulatory framework in the field of biomedical research, but it also adapts the consent requirements to the specificities of the scientific research sector. The...