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EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer problem caused by Schrems II won’t be solved ‘overnight’, EU negotiator warns

Lifting US sanctions on Iran would increase financial activity

Lifting US sanctions on Iran would increase financial activity

The following Corporate Crime news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Lifting US sanctions on Iran would increase financial activity

Question of the week: what are the data protection implications of a client recording a solicitor and another client without their consent, and subsequently providing that recording to their own solicitor?

Question of the week: what are the data protection implications of a client recording a solicitor and another client without their consent, and subsequently providing that recording to their own solicitor?

Question of the week: what are the data protection implications of a client recording a solicitor and another client without their consent, and subsequently providing that recording to their own solicitor?

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 April 2021

Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 April 2021

The following Practice Compliance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Practice Compliance weekly highlights—29 April 2021

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Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010

Facilitating the performance of a duty by public officialsFacilitation payments, also known as facilitating or grease payments, are generally small...

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

What is a solicitor's undertaking?

An undertaking is a commitment by a solicitor to do something. It can be enforced against the solicitor by the courts. Failure to comply with an...

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

Active bribery, passive bribery and bribing foreign public officials

The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...

High-risk third countries tracker

High-risk third countries tracker

This Practice Note lists high-risk third countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), HM Treasury and the European Commission as...

Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

AML and counter-terrorist financing—source of funds

Source of funds and wealth was a key focus of the SRA’s Preventing Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism thematic review, published in March...
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9th Nov
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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...
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9th Nov
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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...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Anti-bribery and corruption for law firms—post-training assessment questions

How to use this testThese questions are designed to test your understanding after your attendance at our training on avoiding bribery and...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Compliance officer for legal practice—COLP—title and duties 2011 [Archived]

The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) sits at the heart of the firm's regulatory arrangements. This does not mean that the firm and its...
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Data protection officer—law firms

This document reflects the UK GDPR regime. References and links to the GDPR refer to the UK GDPR (Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679) unless expressly...
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5th May
Precedents

External data protection officer (DPO) appointment terms—company to individual—pro-client

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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5th May
Q&As

If a multinational company with entities in a number of EU states has registered a data protection officer (DPO) with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), does it need to register a DPO in the other EU states where it has entities or is registration in one country sufficient?

Under Article 37 of the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the GDPR), companies have to appoint a data protection officer...
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Produced in partnership with Alex Dittel 29th Mar
Precedents

Data protection officer—DPO—job description and role profile

1DPO detailsName of organisation[Insert name of organisation]Name of DPO[Insert name]Reports to[Insert name and/or position]Full time/part...
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29th Mar
Q&As

If an employer dismisses a data protection officer with less than two years’ service on the grounds that they were insufficiently expert and/or capable to do the job, what individual rights of redress would that officer have in respect of that dismissal? What enforcement action might the ICO take? How would a data protection officer dismissed in contravention of the GDPR bring a claim for compensation for that dismissal under the GDPR? Does the reference in Article 79(2) of the GDPR to ‘data subject’ in any way affect or limit the right to bring a claim for compensation under Article 82(1) of the GDPR?

Regulation (EU) 2016/679, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) itself describes issues pertaining to data protection officers (DPOs) at Articles...
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14th Feb
Precedents

Data protection board briefing [Archived]

ARCHIVED: This Precedent data protection board briefing has been archived and is not maintained. It is for background information only.Date: [insert...
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11th Feb
Precedents

Meeting minutes—appointment of a data protection officer

1DocumentsThe Chair tabled the following documents:1.1[a memorandum to the board from [insert name] making recommendations in relation to appointing a...
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11th Feb
Precedents

Memo to the board making recommendations in relation to appointing a DPO

Date: [insert date]IntroductionOne of the key requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) is for certain organisations to...
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11th Feb
Precedents

Data privacy manager—non-DPO—job description and role profile

1Data privacy manager detailsName of organisation[Insert name of organisation]Name of data privacy manager[Insert name]Reports to[Insert name and/or...
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3rd Feb
Precedents

Message from CEO/Senior Member/Senior Partner on the appointment of a data protection officer

From [insert name], [insert job title]A key part of our data protection compliance is to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) to work closely with...
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28th Jan
Precedents

Data protection—annual review

A: General informationDate of review[insert date]Person(s) conducting review[insert name and/or role]B: Review and findingsIs your Data protection...
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8th Jan

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Non-UCITS retail schemes (NURS)

BREXIT: As of exit day (31 January 2020), the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an implementation period, during which it continues to be subject to EU law. This has an impact on this Practice Note. For further guidance on

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Wounding or causing grievous bodily harm with intent

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Forfeiture of a lease

Coronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the courts and tribunals have been introduced, which affect the following:•proceedings for possession•forfeiture of business leases on the grounds of non-payment of rent•a landlord's right to

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Acting in concert

Produced with input from Rebecca Cousin of Slaughter and May on market practice.This Practice Note summarises the rules and guidance in relation to parties who are, or may be presumed to be, acting in concert for the purposes of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code). In particular the