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Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contractsThis Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It...

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...

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...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

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EU and EEA data protection supervisory authorities

A key objective of the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the EU GDPR) is to achieve a level of consistency in relation to...

19th May

Practice notes

Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...

19th May

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Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Investigatory Powers TribunalFor information on the overarching regime for scrunity of the use of powers under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA...

19th May

Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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Exemptions to the UK general data protection regime

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period. Due to the extensive similarities between the...

19th May

Q&As

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...

19th May

Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...

19th May

Precedents

Standard contractual clauses for international transfers—set II—controller to controller—ICO templates

In briefThis precedent links to: •a template created by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the ‘Set II’ or ‘2004’ EU Standard...

19th May

Practice notes

Defamation and social media

The internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs, internet forums, online...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May

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Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...

Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 19th May

Brexit

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Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...

19th May

Practice notes

Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...

19th May

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Subcontracting

SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...

19th May

Precedents

Precedent instructions or brief to counsel

[IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE[BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS [OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IN [insert location]]][Specify division][Specify specialist...

19th May

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Privacy law—misuse of private information

Privacy law—misuse of private informationThe tort of misuse of private information is focused on ‘the protection of human autonomy and dignity—the...

Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 19th May

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Misuse of private information and related claims

The tort of misuse of private information is the principal cause of action relied on to protect privacy rights, at least against defendants who are...

Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB 19th May

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UK and EU ePrivacy law reform—tracker

UK and EU ePrivacy law reform—trackerThis tracker sets out key dates and information relating to proposed changes to privacy and electronic...

16th Sep

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The EU NIS Directive and UK NIS Regulations—timeline

The EU NIS Directive and UK NIS Regulations—timelineThis timeline sets out key dates and information relating to:•the EU’s Network and Information...

13th Sep

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UK GDPR and EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisations

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisationsIn briefData protection laws in both the EEA (the EU...

9th Sep

Brexit

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EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisations

EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisationsThis Practice Note provides a more in-depth analysis of...

9th Sep

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Data protection and privacy—USA—Q&A guide

Data protection and privacy—USA—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to data protection and privacy in USA published...

5th Sep

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Determining roles under data protection law in commercial transactions between businesses (processor, independent controller or joint controller)

Determining roles under data protection law in commercial transactions between businesses (processor, independent controller or joint controller)In...

2nd Sep

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Key definitions under data protection law

Key definitions under data protection lawOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between...

1st Sep

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Data protection principles

Data protection principlesOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and UK,...

Produced in partnership with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 31st Aug

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Cloud computing—data protection

Cloud computing—data protectionIn briefData protection laws in both the EEA (the EU plus Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein) and UK seek to ensure...

26th Aug

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Q&As

Where a processor in a remaining EU state will transfer personal data back to a controller in the UK following a no-deal Brexit, might the parties entering into an agreement incorporating the processor's ‘Binding Corporate Rules for Processors’ suffice as an appropriate safeguard for that EU-to-UK transfer under Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) post-Brexit?

Where a processor in a remaining EU state will transfer personal data back to a controller in the UK following a no-deal Brexit, might the parties...

Produced in partnership with Sam Morrow 26th Aug

Q&As

Have the standard contractual clauses (model clauses) been updated for the General Data Protection Regulation?

Have the standard contractual clauses (model clauses) been updated for the General Data Protection Regulation?Background to the standard contractual...

26th Aug

Q&As

What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?

What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?This Q&A looks at the impact of Brexit on cross-border transfers of personal...

26th Aug

Brexit

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