TMT weekly highlights—19 December 2019

Table of contents

• Queen’s Speech 2019
• Data protection
• Advocate General’s opinion is that standard contractual clauses are valid (Schrems II)
• Data protection board recommends standardised approach to management of internet traffic
• EDPB publishes draft guidelines on the right to be forgotten in search engine cases under the GDPR
• First standard contractual clauses under Article 28 of the GDPR published in EDPB register
• Telecommunications
• Report sets out 5G development’s potential implications for the regulatory environment
• Court of Justice rules on ‘must carry’ obligations (TV Play Baltic AS v Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos komisija)
• Electronic communications guidelines on transparency outline scope and policy principles

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Article summary

This week’s edition of TMT weekly highlights starts with news of the Queen’s speech and includes: the Advocate General’s opinion in Schrems II, BEREC’s report setting out the impact of 5G on regulation, an analysis of the general election results and a preliminary ruling regarding the meaning of words contained in a credit report and whether they were defamatory at common law.