Articles
June 2016
France - Microsoft corporation ordered to correct a number of breaches to French Data Protection Act
On 30 June 2016, in its decision n°2016-058, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) publicly ordered Microsoft Corporation to correct a num ...
UK Health and Safety Law following "Brexit" – Business as Usual (probably)
The momentous decision on 23rd June will put in place a process which (we are confidently told by the "Leave" camp) will see the repatriation of law-m ...
Confirmation statements and public notifications of your PSC are here
Commencing 30 June, companies incorporated in the UK are required to notify Companies House of their PSCs (persons with significant control) or RLE (r ...
Brexit: where does that leave the UK and the GDPR?
The outcome of the UK's referendum on its membership of the European Union has left many organisations unclear about the future landscape for data pro ...
Ireland - Retailers' group calls for a review of data protection law as it applies to the use of CCTV for crime prevention purposes
Following the publication by the OPDC of its 2015 Annual Report, the Retail and Grocery Dairy & Allied Trades Association ("RGDATA") called for a ...
Spain – The new GDPR and the challenges it presents are the focus of the 8th annual meeting of the Spanish Data Protection Agency
The 8th annual meeting of the Spanish Data Protection Agency ("SDPA"), that took place on the 29 June 2016, was opened by the Minister of Justice, who ...
Romania - Report on 2015 activity published by the Romanian Data Protection Authority
On 1 June, the Romanian Data Protection Authority ("RDPA") issued its 2015 annual report (the "Report"), which summarises the activity of the RDPA las ...
China - New provisions released regulating the use of apps
On 28 June 2016, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) released the provisions on the administration of mobile internet applications serv ...
