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Assessing damages where an offer of amends is made (Gale v Scannella)

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Information Law weekly highlights—13 May 2021

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Locatefamily.com fined €525,000 for failure to appoint data protection representative

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Contracts—‘Reasonable detail’ in notice clause determined by business purpose (Dodika Ltd and others v United Luck Group Holdings Ltd)

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Month definition

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

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...

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...

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...

Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

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

9th Nov

In-house

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...

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...

9th Nov

Brexit

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...

9th Nov

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...

9th Nov

Brexit

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...

Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan

In-house

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...

9th Nov

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...

Produced in partnership with Robert Brodrick and Stephen Woodward of Payne Hicks Beach 12th Jan

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),...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan

In-house

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan

In-house

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

In-house

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Practice notes

Cloud computing—data protection

Cloud computing—data protectionThis Practice Note on data protection and business-to-business cloud computing, including software as a service (SaaS),...

13th May

In-house

Practice notes

Supply chains under data protection law—arrangements between controllers and processors

Supply chains under data protection law—arrangements between controllers and processorsThis Practice Note primarily addresses the UK data protection...

13th May

Practice notes

Outsourcing and data protection

Outsourcing and data protectionThis Practice Note primarily addresses the UK data protection laws.Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and...

Produced in partnership with Marina Paul 13th May

Practice notes

Personal data sharing between controllers

Personal data sharing between controllersThis Practice Note explores issues and best practice relating to the sharing of personal data between...

13th May

Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cybersecurity 2020

Getting the Deal Through: Cybersecurity 2020Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; China;...

12th May

Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Data Protection & Privacy 2021

Getting the Deal Through: Data Protection & Privacy 2021Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia;...

12th May

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...

12th May

Brexit

Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—sanctions and enforcement

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—sanctions and enforcementOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period....

12th May

Practice notes

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 organisationsThis Practice Note introduces the general...

12th May

Brexit

In-house

Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—extra-territorial reach

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—extra-territorial reachOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered the Brexit implementation period....

11th May

Practice notes

Data protection principles

On 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, equivalent EEA data...

Produced in partnership with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 11th May

Practice notes

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

This Practice Note introduces the general prohibition under Chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) on...

10th May

Practice notes

The impact of the EU GDPR and UK GDPR on M&A transactions

EU GDPR and UK GDPRThe General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) became directly applicable and fully enforceable in all...

6th May

Practice notes

GDPR enforcement by UK and EEA supervisory authorities—tracker

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

6th May

Practice notes

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

It is vital that natural persons and organisations involved in the sharing or other processing of personal data (referred to simply as ‘parties’ in...

6th May

Practice notes

Data protection and privacy—Italy—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to data protection and privacy in Italy published as part of the Lexology Getting the...

6th May

Practice notes

Data protection and privacy—Switzerland—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to data protection and privacy in Switzerland published as part of the Lexology Getting...

6th May

Practice notes

Cybersecurity—Austria—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to cybersecurity in Austria published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal Through...

6th May

Practice notes

Data protection and privacy—France—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to data protection and privacy in France published as part of the Lexology Getting the...

6th May

Practice notes

Data protection and privacy—Austria—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to data protection and privacy in Austria published as part of the Lexology Getting the...

6th May