Introduction The French DP Regulator, Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) announced a brace of decisions as a result of Cookies Investigations. In total, they levied fines of €135m against Google and Amazon. What was the case against Google about? CNIL said that they started an investigation into Google’s French website on 16 Read more »
Client Alert: Fines imposed by French Data Protection Regulator including for Data Transfer Transparency Non-Compliance
We first wrote this note on 26 November 2020 and have updated it with more details about the case. In brief Following investigations (triggered by complaints), the French data protection regulator, the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), has sanctioned two French organisations for a number of data protection compliance failures: Carrefour France Read more »
Client Alert: Munich Court Action Launched Over Privacy Shield
Introduction On 9 October 2020 a German pressure group issued proceedings in in Munich in what is possibly the first civil action against a multinational corporation for failure to clarify its data transfer position after the death of Privacy Shield. The case serves as a reminder that organisations needs to develop a plan quickly to Read more »
Client Alert: Hamburg Data Protection Authority fines H&M €35.2m for GDPR violations
Introduction The Hamburg Data Protection Authority (HmbBfDI) has today fined H&M Germany €35.2m for GDPR violations. The case concerned excessive use of employee data and is the largest fine so far imposed by regulators for the handling of employee data. We are likely to see more pressure on employers to justify the handling of employee Read more »
UK government response and conclusions as regards consultation on proposed changes to modern slavery compliance rules
Introduction The UK government (through the Home Office) recently issued its reply to a public consultation exercise to get views from organisations about proposed changes to the compliance aspects of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015, entitled “Transparency in supply chains consultation – Government response”. This article summarises the key points in the reply. What Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Claudia Natanson on Current Cyber Threats – Phishing & Ransomware
In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Claudia Natanson. Claudia is the former Chief Security Officer of The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) the UK’s largest Government department. Prior to that, Claudia had a distinguished career as a security professional and Chief Information Security Officer Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Richard Levick on Crisis Management & Responding to the Pandemic
In this edition of Cordery Head to Head @ Home Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong talks to Richard Levick. Richard Levick is the Chairman & CEO of Levick. He is a television news contributor on crisis and public affairs communications; columnist for multiple publications; book author; pioneer of litigation communications; globally recognized crisis communications keynote speaker and Read more »
EU Data Protection – glossary
We first published this alert on 13 September 2017 and we’re updating it from time to time with more terms. We’ve put together this glossary to help explain some of the terms used in data protection and in the GDPR. If there’s a term you think we should add let us know. ABG = The Read more »
UK government modern slavery compliance and coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance
Introduction The UK government (through the Home Office) recently issued guidance entitled “Modern slavery reporting during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic”, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-reporting-modern-slavery-for-businesses/modern-slavery-reporting-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.This article sets out what the guidance says. What is UK modern slavery compliance all about? Under the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the 2015 Act), compliance disclosure/transparency requirements mean Read more »
Cordery Head to Head: Evan Michailidis on the Compliance Aspects of Drug Legalization
In this 7 minute film Cordery’s Jonathan Armstrong speaks with Evan Michailidis about the compliance aspects of drug legalization. They talk about recent US developments in this area including the challenges for mainstream corporations when others seek to register their brand for drugs sales. You can find subscribe to Cordery’s YouTube channel at www.bit.ly/corderytv and Read more »
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