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Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) contains the following seven data protection principles, which are set out in Article 5:

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    Principle 1: Lawfulness, fairness and transparency

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OFSI publishes General Licence INT/2025/7598960 and updates UK Financial Sanctions FAQs

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published General Licence INT/2025/7598960 under regulation 64 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/855. The licence permits the continuation of business activities involving Rosneft Deutschland GmbH, RN Refining and Marketing GmbH and their subsidiaries. OFSI has also updated its UK Financial Sanctions FAQs, adding FAQ 169, which clarifies that business operations with these entities may continue as normal in relation to UK financial sanctions, provided they comply with the terms of General Licence INT/2025/7598960.

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted Opinions 26/2025 and 27/2025 on the European Commission’s draft decisions to extend the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Law Enforcement Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/680) until December 2031. The Board has welcomed the continued alignment between UK and EU data protection frameworks but has urged the Commission to closely monitor UK developments that may affect the level of protection, including recent legislative changes to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the structure of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a new Legal Services General Licence INT/2025/7323088 under most UK Autonomous Sanctions Regimes. The licence will take effect following the expiry of Legal Services General Licence INT/2024/6160920 on 28 October 2025. It permits UK legal firms and counsel that have provided legal advice to persons designated under the UK Autonomous Sanctions Regimes listed in Annex 1 to receive payment from those designated persons without requiring an OFSI specific licence, provided that the terms of the General Licence INT/2025/7323088 are met.

Firms in 'purgatory' as regulators respond to Mazur fallout

Law360, London: A recent court ruling that trainees and paralegals cannot conduct litigation, even under supervision, has left some firms 'in purgatory' as they grapple with a judgment that, lawyers warn, could make swathes of work unviable.

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