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Businesses risk hefty fines by ignoring the GDPR

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Published on: 13 June 2017

Published by a LexisNexis Corporate Crime expert

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Original news
What are the key findings of the research?
What are the main misconceptions that are leading business to think the GDPR won’t impact on them?
What are the key risks if businesses aren’t ready in time?
What should businesses be doing to prepare for the GDPR?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: A YouGov survey commissioned by Irwin Mitchell reveals that under a third of British businesses are preparing for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which becomes directly applicable and enforceable from 25 May 2018. Joanne Bone, partner and a data protection expert at Irwin Mitchell, outlines the risks businesses face, and what they can do to prepare.

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