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Question of the week: Is a law firm a data controller or data processor under the UK General Data Protection Regulation? If a law firm acts as data processor, what contractual terms are required?

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Published on: 31 August 2021

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Is a law firm a controller or a processor?
If a law firm acts as data processor, what contractual terms are required?

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This week’s question of the week is: Is a law firm a data controller or data processor under the UK General Data Protection Regulation? If a law firm acts as data processor, what contractual terms are required? Read our Q&A to learn more about this topic and what issues law firms may face.

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