On Friday, June 24, the UK electorate voted through a referendum to leave the European Union by a 52% majority. The mechanics of leaving the European Union will be complex, given that the referendum question did not spell out what relationship the UK would have with the EU once it has left, and there is widespread disagreement within the UK government around how and when the United Kingdom’s separation from the European Union should be implemented. One question is what effect Brexit will have on the continued application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the UK.
EU Model Clauses
Irish Data Protection Commissioner to Request Court Declaration as to Validity of Personal Data Transfers to the US Under EU Model Clauses
On May 25, 2016, Austrian law student Max Schrems issued a press release stating that he has been informed that the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) is planning to refer a question to the Court of Justice of…
DIFC Data Protection Commissioner issues guidance on US data exports following Schrems case
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Commissioner for Data Protection has issued guidance to DIFC entities on the export of personal data outside the DIFC in light of a landmark data protection ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
German Data Protection Authorities Suspend BCR approvals, question Model Clause transfers
Following on from the EU Article 29 Working Party Statement of 16 October 2015, the Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities – (“DPAs”) has today issued guidance (referred to as a Position Paper) on the consequences of the CJEU decision in the Schrems case (Case C-362/14).
A German data protection authority questions model clauses
The German data protection authority from the northern state Schleswig-Holstein has released guidance in connection with the ECJ’s decision on Safe Harbor.