Making contract provisions for cost increases in the construction industry

High-profile and costly fines for data breaches are now a regular occurrence, but what does it mean for individuals when their data privacy is infringed?

A new Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the DCMS and ICO, shedding light on how the UK will make adequacy decisions permitting personal data to be transferred from the UK to third countries.

A recent case reminds us of the protections given by moral rights and the limits of those protections.

The EU’s consumer law regime is beginning to diverge from the UK’s regime, as member states implement three new consumer law directives. Notwithstanding Brexit, UK organisations dealing with EU consumers will need to keep up to date with the changes.

Cathrine Ripley considers the regulatory approach being adopted by the European Data Protection Board and Information Commissioners Office following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Responsible behaviour applies not just to our social contacts during the COVID-19 lockdown – in light of new non-statutory guidance published by the Cabinet Office and Infrastructure Projects Authority, it also extends to the performance and enforcement of contracts.

The Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) have published guidance on which organisations should collect details and maintain records to support NHS Test and Trace.

The European Union has agreed that the UK’s data protection standards are sufficiently high to allow for the continued flow of data, but it remains to be seen how much reassurance this really offers to UK businesses.

The European Union’s approval of the UK’s data protection standards contrasts sharply with the recent finding of the European Court of Human Rights that aspects of the UK’s controversial RIPA surveillance regime violated Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) on Retention of Title clauses.

The CMA has published the outcome of a consultation it held concerning the potential harms to competition and consumers caused by algorithms. Across the channel, the European Commission has produced its own draft regulation to deal with the threat of AI to consumer rights and data.