UK & EU Data Protection Bulletin - May 2016

Published

May 26 2016

Written By

Of Counsel
France

I am a partner and co-head of our firm's International Data Protection Group. Thanks to many years of experience dedicated to data protection, I can provide innovative and practical solutions to clients around the world.

Ruth Boardman

Partner
UK

I am based in London and co-head Bird & Bird's International Privacy and Data Protection Group. I enjoy providing practical advice and solutions to complex legal issues.

Practices

Privacy and Data Protection

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Welcome to the February - May edition of our UK & EU Data Protection Bulletin.

The highlights in this edition are:

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) published in the Official Journal of the EU
On 4 May, the GDPR was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The GDPR is effective now, but will apply to organisations on 25 May 2018. A link to our GDPR guide, which summarises the key changes that will result from the new law and how organisations can prepare to comply with it, is included.

New Investigatory Powers Bill for UK
The new Investigatory Powers Bill, the first major revision of intelligence agency and law enforcement powers over communications for over 15 years, is currently at the Report Stage in Parliament. Further details about the scope of the proposed bill and a link to an article that discusses the implications of the bill for organisations, are included.

Gurieva & Anor v Community Safety Development (UK) Ltd
Is an interesting subject access case. The case contains a good summary of previous cases, and also shows that the courts will sometimes order controllers to provide access to data – even when the request is clearly made as part of associated litigation.

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