Conference Told How Channel Islands Businesses Still Face GDPR Obstacles

Businesses in the Channel Islands need to continue their efforts to adapt their policies and practices to comply with the requirements of The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to Carey Olsen counsel Huw Thomas.

More than 200 delegates attended Carey Olsen's recent half-day data protection conferences in Guernsey and Jersey, which were focussed on 'Data protection in the financial services industry'. Speaking at the conclusion of the Jersey conference, Huw observed that many businesses were still grappling with the challenges presented by GDPR, despite the fact that it has been more than a year since the legislation was introduced on 25 May 2018 and a month since the period of 'transitional relief' for Channel Islands businesses came to a close on 25 May 2019.