The UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the UK. In...
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When 32 data protection authorities (DPAs) across Europe spend a year scrutinizing how organizations handle requests to delete personal...
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Nearly a year has passed since the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was brought into law, and important legislative changes to the UK GDPR...
Researchers are exploring futuristic data-storage technologies called “memory crystals” — glass discs written with femtosecond lasers...
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The EU Commission has released its draft guidelines on calculating “reasonable compensation” for mandatory data sharing under the Data...
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Whereas 2025 saw the ICO’s penalties firmly aimed at data security and cyber breaches, this year has seen the issue of two significant...
In the first blog post of our CRA series, we examined the scope of the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, the CRA),...
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Support for Data Act compliance has been bolstered in recent months by the launch of the EU’s new Data Union Strategy, which aims to...
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Calculating the return on investment of international assignments has long been called the "holy grail" of global mobility. Companies...
In a pivotal ruling delivered on 10 February 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) overturned an earlier order by the...
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) gained Royal Assent in June 2025. It includes a raft of reforms to the UK’s data protection...
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We were delighted to host AILBA in our Freshfields San Francisco office, bringing together an exceptional panel of speakers — including...
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On 20 January 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released Joint Opinion...
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The UK’s long‑awaited Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) is progressing through Parliament - and it lands at a moment when global...
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As 2026 unfolds, new EU regulations take effect, additional obligations become enforceable, and fresh initiatives are introduced. If you...
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This month, the Office of the Kentucky Attorney General announced that it filed a lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc., its...