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It is important to understand that there may be a number of jurisdictions involved when setting up a new fund, each with their own regulatory regime.

The Data Protection Act 2018 (Act) is the principal piece of Isle of Man primary legislation addressing data protection.

The CJEU ruled on 6 October 2015 that organisations cannot rely on the European Commission approved Safe Harbor scheme when transferring personal data from the EU to the US.

In recent months many major companies across a diverse range of industries have been the victims of hacking.

The Office of National Statistics estimates that in 2015, there were 2.46 million cyber incidents and 2.11 million victims of cyber crime in the UK.

A landmark decision was handed down by the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) on 16 February 2017 in respect of beneficiaries using subject access requests under data protection law ...

The latest decision by the English Court of Appeal in the long-running case of Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 352 has again highlighted the thorny issue...

Document retention is a hot topic, in light of various leaks that have taken place and most notably the Panama Papers, where some of the leaked documentation dated back to the 1970s.

Both the Island's Information Commissioner and the UK's Information Commissioner's Office have put in considerable work in preparing for Brexit and their respective websites contain a lot of useful information.

Good, because that's how long it took me to read through all the detail on the Information Commissioner's web site about the new EU General Data Protection Regulation.

DQ Advocates is a leading Isle of Man-based law firm with an international reach, offering a full range of legal, regulatory and tax services to a local and global client base.

At the time of writing, it's just over one year to go until the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) comes fully into force across the EU.

The Report covers the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.

The law on vicarious liability has recently been the subject of an important United Kingdom Supreme Court judgment which has limited its scope, providing a welcome relief for employers who would...

On 26 May 2011 the UK implemented an amendment to the EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive under The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2011.

The proverbial spot light is further intensified by a number of recent high profile subject access judgments from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) which...

The Isle of Man Cabinet Office recently released a revised draft of the Isle of Man's GDPR legislation. We are pleased to note that some of our comments have been addressed...