On 30 March 2021, the European Commission announced, in a joint statement with South Korea's data protection authority, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the...

The Commission's Findings: Overall, the Report confirms that the Privacy Shield continues to ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to participating companies...

On 29 April, the European Commission published a proposal on signing the Agreement on behalf of the EU.

The Standard focuses on practical recommendations to help cloud providers meet the Standard.

In recent years, the number of African countries which have enacted privacy frameworks or are planning data protection laws has vastly increased.

On 14 July 2015, the Indonesian government published the Draft Regulation of the Minister of Communication and Information (RPM) of the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Systems (‘Draft Regulation'). Pursuant to Article 7(2) of Government Regulation No. 82 of 2012 and currently only available in Indonesian

Almost a year ago to the day, I posted a blog questioning whether CMBS was the answer to Italian bank deleveraging woes.

The expectation is that the Amendment, by allowing damages for data breaches, will lead to a sharp increase in liability lawsuits following personal data breaches.

The Act on the Promotion of Information Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection has been amended to include potential punitive damages for South Korean businesses that provide services over the internet.

In December 2014, the Korea Communications Commission released the "Big Data Guidelines for Data Protection".

Spain’s constitutional court, the Tribunal Constitucional, made a landmark ruling in the case of Pérez González v. Alcaliber S.A. in early October, finding that companies are permitted to access and monitor employee communications via company IT resources, including emails and texts, as part of investigations into employee misconduct.

On 3 June 2015, the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (‘BIS') published its Guidance for enforcers of consumer law.

After several weeks of anticipation, the SEC's Division of Enforcement announced July 2 three new special initiatives: a Microcap Fraud Task Force, a Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force, and a Center for Risk and Quantitative Analytics.

On 6 April 2013 new legislation governing registration of security at Companies House came into force.

In the long-running case of Asda Stores v Brierley and others, the Supreme Court ruled that, for the purposes of an equal pay claim, a group of female retail store employees could rely upon the...

With 6 April 2021 quickly approaching, the IR35 reforms are now back on the agenda and fast becoming a priority. Affected businesses need to have their implementation process in place before the...

With summer now officially over, we set out below some important updates to be aware of as the ‘back to work' period begins.

The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders hit the shelves of doctors’ offices and has created additional headaches for employers already struggling with accommodating claimed mental disabilities.

In Robert Bou-Simon v. BGC Brokers LP [2018] EWCA Civ 1525, the Court of Appeal considered deleted provisions and implied terms.

The Conference opened yesterday in Warsaw with speeches by the newly elected President of COP 19/CMP 9, His Excellency Marcin Korolec (Poland’s Environment Minister), and Ms. Christiana Figueres (Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC).