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May 2022

Schrems II releated enforcement actions continue to rise:  Google’s “risk-based approach” for data transfers violates GDPR

Schrems II releated enforcement actions continue to rise: Google’s “risk-based approach” for data transfers violates GDPR

On 22 April 2022, the Austrian Data Protection Authority (the “DSB”) issued its second decision regarding the legality of Google Analytics following a ...

Mathieu v Hinds - the outer limit for provisional damages?

Mathieu v Hinds - the outer limit for provisional damages?

In Mathieu v (1) Hinds (2) Aviva plc [2022] EWHC 924 (QB) Mrs Justice Hill rejected the claimant’s arguments for a provisional award for post-traumati ...

Data And Cyber Bulletin - MAY 2022

Data And Cyber Bulletin - MAY 2022

Welcome to the May edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.

Fraud Future Series: Casualty Fraud

Fraud Future Series: Casualty Fraud

Welcome to the third instalment of the DACB Fraud Future Series, where we continue our appraisal of predictions made prior to the Whiplash Reforms, us ...

NEW GREEN HEROES

NEW GREEN HEROES

Ben Daniels, Partner and board member of international law firm DAC Beachcroft, examines the results of a survey, conducted with the support of IHL re ...

Facial recognition: Clearview AI fined more than £7.5m by the ICO

Facial recognition: Clearview AI fined more than £7.5m by the ICO

On 23 May 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner (the “ICO”) confirmed that it had concluded its investigation into the facial recognition company, C ...

Monkeypox: What is it and what are the risks?

Monkeypox: What is it and what are the risks?

Monkeypox is a virus which is endemic in Central and West Africa but there have been increasing numbers of cases reported, with potential community in ...

Modular Development

Modular Development

Gemma Leonard, Head of Residential at DAC Beachcroft, looks at the particular legal considerations around Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).  The b ...

EDPB adopts guidelines on the calculation of fines under the GDPR

EDPB adopts guidelines on the calculation of fines under the GDPR

On 16 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) announced adopted Guidelines which are set to create a consistent methodology for European ...

Suspended sentence for former employee who lied in court

Suspended sentence for former employee who lied in court

Paravash Kiani a former travel agent who claimed she had been injured by a colleague who ‘stabbed’ her hand with a pen at work, has been sentenced to ...