Articles in ‘GDPR’ Category

On 4 June 2021, the European Commission adopted the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfer of personal data to third countries.

The European Commission has formally adopted the adequacy decisions that will enable organisations to transfer data between the EEA and the UK without the need for additional safeguards.

Mermaids, a charity which supports children, young people, and their families in relation to gender non-conformity, has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after personal information relating to 550 people, including children, was available online for almost three years.

The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Darren Lee Warren v DSG Retail Limited [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB), a decision that may reduce the growing number of data breach litigation by claims management companies (“CMCs”).

From the deliberate poaching of staff, through to people leaving to set up a competitor – for many financial services firms leavers present the biggest security risk.