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The UK National AI Strategy: Regulation, Data Protection and IPR in the Mix

The UK Government has published its National AI Strategy. Click here to read more about what the National AI Strategy says about AI regulation, and its implications for data protection in the UK. In this detailed blog we examine three discrete issues addressed in it (AI regulation, data protection and intellectual property rights) and we … Continue reading

UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn 10 September 2021, the UK Government published its consultation paper on proposals to reform the UK’s data protection regime.  The deadline for responding to the consultation is 19 November 2021. In August, the Government announced that it intended to “seize the opportunity” afforded by the UK’s exit from the European Union to makes some … Continue reading

The UK Government unveils its post-Brexit plans to shake up data protection laws

On 26 August 2021, in a move that puts it on a potential collision course with the EU, the UK Government made a number of announcements relating to the future of the UK’s data protection regime, with the stated intention of “seizing the opportunity” by “developing a world leading data policy that will deliver a … Continue reading

Parenting support club Bounty fined in ‘unprecedented’ data breach

Norton Rose Fulbright - Data Protection Report blogOn 12 April, the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) fined Bounty, a pregnancy and parent support club, £400,000 for illegally sharing personal data belonging to more than 14 million people. As the contravention took place just before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, the fine was issued under the Data Protection Act 1998 … Continue reading

Lloyd v Google – putting the brakes on English data breach litigation?

Norton Rose Fulbright - Data Protection Report blogA judgment handed down today by the English High Court will be welcomed by UK data controllers. Lloyd v Google [2018] EWHC 2599 represents a corollary to recent case law expanding the circumstances in which litigation may be brought in relation to breaches of data protection legislation. Most notably, the case: reinforces the need for … Continue reading

UK NIS Regulations impose new cybersecurity obligations (and a new penalties regime) on operators of essential services and digital service providers in the UK

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightThe UK NIS Regulations (implementing the NIS Directive) come into force in the UK today (10 May 2018). These Regulations have received limited press attention, in part due to the emphasis that has been placed on GDPR implementation. However, the NIS Regulations represent a significant change in the legal environment relating to cybersecurity in the … Continue reading

UK Information Commissioner Publishes Draft GDPR Consent Guidance

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn March 2, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its draft General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consent guidance, and called for comments on the guidance. The consultation is open until March 31, 2017. The ICO will issue final guidance in May 2017. The guidance is detailed, and references the various GDPR Articles and … Continue reading

Damages for Emotional Distress for Privacy Claims to Stay in the UK

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn June 30, 2016, Google withdrew its appeal from the UK Supreme Court in the landmark case of Google v. Vidal-Hall after the parties reached a settlement. In the ruling on appeal, the Court of Appeal had ruled that damages for emotional distress, without any pecuniary loss, may be awarded under the Data Protection Act … Continue reading

UK Court of Appeal Establishes Data Protection Rights in Privacy Case

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightA recent English Court of Appeal judgment could significantly broaden the circumstances in which data protection litigation can be brought – and damages can be awarded – under English law. Background Vidal-Hall et al v Google ([2015] EWCA Civ 311) involves claims brought by three individual users against Google. The users alleged that Google collected private … Continue reading

Importance of data privacy and transparency in the UK highlighed by Investigatory Powers Tribunal decision

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightA recent landmark ruling from the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal has highlighted the growing importance the UK courts place on data privacy and transparency. It is the first occasion that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has upheld part of a complaint against the intelligence agencies since it was set up in 2000. On February 6, 2015 … Continue reading
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