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Data, Privacy Shield and Brexit
The government has laid down new legislation to ensure that personal data transferred from the UK to Privacy Shield organisations in the US will continue to be protected under the Privacy Shield Framework should the UK leave the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement.
Directors’ personal liability for nuisance communications
Cathrine Ripley considers the new powers of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to impose fines on company directors of up to £500,000 if their company breaches the rules on unsolicited marketing communications.
No-deal Brexit: How to prepare in the consumer goods sector?
Cathrine Ripley, head of our Commercial and Technology/IP department reviews the guidance issued by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy on earlier this month about how the consumer goods sector may prepare in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Changes to tenant fees from June
The Tenant Fees Act will come into force on 1 June 2019, with the effect of banning or restricting fees charged by landlord and letting agents to tenants.
New standards for Social Media Influencers
Cathrine Ripley, head of the Commercial and Technology/IP department reviews the CMA’s new guidance on celebrities and other social media influencers’ obligation of transparency when endorsing a product or service.
Google fined millions by French data protection regulators
Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Liberties (CNIL), for a breach of the EU’s data protection rules in relation to Google’s personalised advertising.
Aren’t you contracted to fix that?
Cathrine Ripley gives a summary of a recent High Court (Technology and Construction Court) judgement which emphasises the importance of clarifying the scope of remedial work in the construction industry.
Avoiding the perils of copy and paste – ensuring you have water-tight terms and conditions for your website
Charlotte Burroughs, solicitor in the Commercial & Technology team, looks at the dangers of copying and pasting website and terms and conditions.
A strong password may not be sufficient any more…
Cathrine Ripley, head of the Commercial & Technology/IP department, considers the new guidance on data encryption provided by the Information Commissioner Officer earlier this month.
EU Court rules that a food product cannot be copyrighted by virtue of its taste
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that taste cannot be copyrighted, in a case relating to a spreadable cream cheese dip.
Announcing prize winners, marketing to children and GDPR
Cathrine Ripley considers the proposed changes to the rules on publishing the personal data of prize winners and marketing to children.
CAP updates its advertising code to align with GDPR
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has recently announced changes to its CAP Code to reflect GDPR, following a public consultation. Charlotte Burroughs from our commercial and technology looks at the key changes.
