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EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

EU deal allowing Google, Facebook to scan for child-abuse content unlocks talks on ePrivacy rules

EU deal allowing Google, Facebook to scan for child-abuse content unlocks talks on ePrivacy rules

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU deal allowing Google, Facebook to scan for child-abuse content unlocks talks on ePrivacy rules

Cloudflare targeted by Portugal's data protection agency, risking tensions with US

Cloudflare targeted by Portugal's data protection agency, risking tensions with US

The following Information Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Cloudflare targeted by Portugal's data protection agency, risking tensions with US

Information Law weekly highlights—29 April 2021

Information Law weekly highlights—29 April 2021

The following Information Law news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Information Law weekly highlights—29 April 2021

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

ContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

A company’s constitution

A company’s constitution

What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...

Malicious falsehood

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Practice notes

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Defamation—defences

DefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013),...
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Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Starting a GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners in a number of areas covered in this...
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Produced in partnership with Robert Brodrick and Stephen Woodward of Payne Hicks Beach 12th Jan
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...
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Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Model ADR clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering the use of ADR as it may...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Applications for interim injunctions for breaches of privacy

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Privacy law—misuse of private information and Privacy law—remedies.Coronavirus...
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Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 12th Jan
Precedents

Third party intellectual property rights indemnity clause—pro-supplier

1 Intellectual property rights indemnity 1.1 The Supplier shall defend the Customer against any third party claim that...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Applicable law clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Internet of things (IoT)—data protection, privacy and security

This Practice Note focuses on the data protection and privacy implications of the internet of things (IoT) and the data collected by it.The following...
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Produced in partnership with Rosemary Jay of Hunton Andrews Kurth, Giulio Coraggio of DLA Piper and Giordana Babini of DLA Piper 5th May
Precedents

Website privacy policy

Policy version: [insert date of this policy][ — for previous versions of this policy see here][Insert website] (our website) is provided by [insert...
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4th May
Practice notes

ePrivacy Regulation—timeline

This timeline sets out key dates and information relating to the draft ePrivacy Regulation as it progresses through the EU legislative procedure. It...
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30th Apr
Practice notes

Mobile app development and data protection

This Practice Note refers to mobile apps: the software applications that run on mobile devices. Mobile devices include mobile phones, tablets, smart...
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23rd Apr
Practice notes

Online behavioural advertising

This Practice Note analyses the following commercial and legal issues relating to online behavioural advertising (OBA), targeted advertising,...
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16th Apr
Practice notes

EU regulatory framework for electronic communications

This Practice Note provides an overview of the EU regulatory framework for the regulation of electronic communications (the Framework) and its core...
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Produced in partnership with David Stewart of Towerhouse LLP 9th Apr
Practice notes

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Cybersecurity breach notification requirements

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Chris Benn of Fieldfisher and Nicola Fulford of Hogan Lovells 9th Apr
Practice notes

EU regulatory framework for electronic communications—ePrivacy Directive

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with David Stewart of Towerhouse LLP 9th Apr
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Practice notes

Digital advertising channels—introduction

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Direct marketing

This Practice Note analyses the legal and commercial issues arising out of direct marketing activities. It covers the following:•What is direct...
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9th Apr
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Precedents

Cookie policy

Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how we use cookies on our website. This policy should...
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29th Mar
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Practice notes

ICO enforcement—database

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th Mar
Practice notes

Autonomous and connected vehicles—data protection and privacy issues

This Practice Note considers the following data protection, privacy and security issues arising in connection with the use of autonomous and connected...
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Produced in partnership with Shoosmiths 17th Mar
Practice notes

Cookies

This Practice Note examines the law on the use of cookies and similar technologies in the UK, and covers the following:•Types of cookies and similar...
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12th Mar
Q&As

Can the opt-in box for acceptance of website terms and conditions, acceptance of its privacy policy and consent to receiving email marketing be combined or is it necessary to obtain separate forms of consent for each of these?

Three different areas of law are relevant in this context:•terms and conditions: this is primarily a contractual issue based on the law of contract...
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4th Mar
Precedents

Letter notifying data subject of data breach under PECR 2003

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Pritchetts Law 22nd Feb
Q&As

Do I have to refresh marketing email consent obtained by a pre-ticked box on our website?

This Q&A considers the question of whether a commercial organisation needs to refresh marketing email consent obtained by a pre-ticked box on its...
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15th Feb
Q&As

What is the effect of the GDPR on direct marketing? Once the GDPR is applicable, can an organisation send direct marketing to customers, where they don’t know whether these customers have opted-in or opted-out to such marketing?

This response is limited to UK law as regulated by the Information Commissioner’s Office. For the purposes of this response we assume that no special...
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Produced in partnership with Daradjeet Jagpal of Information Law Solutions 15th Feb
Q&As

When marketing to sole traders, partnerships or small limited companies via text/e-mail do the recipients need to provide consent?

We have limited our research and comments to cover the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998). We have not commented on the Privacy and Electronic...
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15th Feb

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Non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS)

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation period, during which it continues to be subject to EU law. This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on

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Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

The offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intentWounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent is triable only in the Crown Court on indictment. Elements of the offence Under the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (OATPA 1861), the prosecution must prove the defendant unlawfully

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What is electronic money?

BREXIT: UK is leaving EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on the impact of Brexit on e-money requirements, see Practice Note: Impact of Brexit: Payment services and electronic money directives—quick

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Letter to client on disclosure obligations under CPR 31

This Precedent letter covers disclosure obligations under CPR 31. It does not apply to proceedings subject to the disclosure pilot scheme under CPR PD 51U. For guidance on the disclosure pilot scheme, see Practice Note: Business and Property Courts—the disclosure pilot scheme. For a client letter on