This Practice Note introduces the requirements of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) where a processor will process personal data on behalf of a controller in a commercial context. It assumes a degree of familiarity with key data protection concepts and terms and the role of key regulators. For a general introduction to EU GDPR, see Practice Note: The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). The requirements under the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) are outside the scope of this Practice Note. For more information about the requirements under the UK GDPR, see Practice Note: Supply chains under data protection law—arrangements between controllers and processors. In brief Data protection laws in the EEA (the EU plus Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein) seek to ensure information about living individuals (within the definition of ‘personal data’) is used fairly and responsibly. To help ensure that, the EU GDPR (which applies in the EEA) imposes a large number of obligations on those ‘processing’ personal data (and on

The constitution of a binding contract between two parties by completion of exchange of letters most commonly issued by solicitors acting as agents for the parties

Common European Sales Law is an optional twenty-eighth contract law regime (to supplement the existing twenty-seven of the existing Member States). It would provide the contracting parties with two domestic regimes of contract law to choose from (ie the new regime or that of a Member State). The new regime would insert a new self-standing set of contract law rules into the national laws of all Member States.

This phrase is sometimes used in a construction contract to describe a date by which an identifiable step or milestone must be commenced or completed. It is also a defined term in the NEC3/NEC4 contracts (see clause 11.2(9) of the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) and 11.2(11) NEC4 ECC) and, where used, is specified by the parties in the Contract Data section along with the condition which must be met by the relevant date.

Employers bear vicarious liability for torts committed by their employees (in traditional terms, those employed under a 'contract of service') within the course of employment.

Rules produced by the JCT in accordance with which the contract price is adjusted where Option C (Formula Adjustment) is selected.

The contractor who will be appointed under the facilities management contract with Project Co to carry out services at the completed facilities.

A certificate, sometimes known as certificate of making good defects, issued pursuant to the building contract by the contract administrator or employer's agent. The certificate confirms that the contractor has repaired any defects, shrinkages or faults that have appeared during the defects liability period.

The Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are a suite of industry-standard pre-contract enquiries for commercial property transactions prepared by the London Property Support Lawyers Group and endorsed by the British Property Federation, comprising enquiries before contract for common transactions and requisitions on title (known as Solicitor’s Completion Requirements or SCR).

The contractor who will be appointed under the facilities management contract with Project Co to carry out services at the completed facilities.

The date, in the building contract, when the contractor is granted possession of the site by the employer so that it can commence construction of the works.

In the JCT form of contract, an event which entitles the contractor to an extension of time in which to complete the works.