Data Notes

UK Maintains Adequacy Status in Japan Post-Brexit

Happy GDPR-versary! Herbert Smith Freehills reflections on a year of GDPR regulation

Clarification on the status of the EU-US Privacy Shield on a no deal Brexit

The UK Government has published a new data-related Brexit statutory instrument clarifying the position with respect to transfers of personal data to the …

Brexit, Data, Brexit

Brexit and its impact on international transfers of personal data

Miriam Everett, Head of the Data Protection and Privacy group at Herbert Smith Freehills, has been working with the LexisNexis Data Protection …

Data Protection Predictions 2019

2018 was a landmark year for data protection and privacy; the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") came into effect on 25 May 2018 …

UK Government note clarifies "no deal" and data protection

The UK Government has published a "no deal" note to clarify how data protection law will work in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The …

March deadline approaches in call for views on government cyber security skills stategy

The UK Government recently launched a Call for Views on its Initial National Cyber Security Skills Strategy. The closing date for stakeholder responses …

Brexit Withdrawal Agreement: Impact for data protection

Following a UK Cabinet meeting on 14 November 2018, the UK Government has announced support for the text of a draft Withdrawal Agreement and an outline …

Data protection if there's no Brexit deal

On 13 September 2018, the UK Government published a series of technical notes setting out the implications in various sectors and areas of a 'no deal' …

New reciprocal adequacy decision allows free flow of personal data between Japan and the EEA

On 17 July 2018, the EU Commission (“Commission”) and Japan concluded the negotiations on a reciprocal finding of an adequate level of data …

UK Government Position Paper on International Transfers of Data - Key Points

The post below was first published on our Employment blog Last week the UK Government released its negotiating position paper on international …