In a very interesting recent development concerning the application of the UK Bribery Act 2010 (“the 2010 Act”), a company has self-reported itself in Scotland for failing to prevent bribery for which it has consequently been ordered to pay UK £212,800 (about USD $326,450). The case is possibly the first under a new provision in Read more »
Episode 158: What now with Safe Harbor potentially dead?
Jonathan and Eric return to the Schrems Safe Harbor decision but look this time at other aspects of the case. What does it mean for organisations that are not in Safe Harbor? How can they continue to outsource services like payroll, travel and ethics helplines if Safe Harbor is dead? What should businesses be doing Read more »
Schrems: what companies should do next
Cordery lawyers André Bywater and Gayle McFarlane review the European Court’s judgment in the Schrems case and set out practical guidance on next steps. Read our full report here. Gayle McFarlane and André Bywater are lawyers with Cordery in London where their focus is on compliance issues. Gayle McFarlane, Cordery, Lexis House, 30 Farringdon Street, Read more »
An international summer: are binding corporate rules the way forward?
This summer saw significant noise in relation to international transfers of personal data. In July, the ICO at his annual report launch said that one of the changes to practice he expected to see post implementation of the EU Data Protection Regulation was that the ICO in the UK would have additional oversight over international Read more »
Judgment date now set in Schrems EU Safe Harbor Case
We reported in an article and video last week here and in a podcast today here on the Schrems case against Facebook. Today sees more developments in this case. As a recap, this very important data protection case before the European Court concerns the Austrian Max Schrems’ legal challenge to the EU Safe Harbor scheme. Read more »
Episode 157: EU data privacy Safe Harbor not so safe?
This week’s podcast looks at developments in the Schrems case and whether they are the beginning of the end for Safe Harbor. Jonathan outlines the background to the case and Eric adds a US perspective on the case and how it has been viewed in US legal circles. What are the likely effects for US Read more »
UK Serious Fraud Office Annual Report 2014-2015 video updates
The UK’s fraud, bribery and corruption investigator and enforcer, the Serious Fraud Office, recently issued its annual report on its activities for 2014-2015. We wrote about this here and present two brief videos in both English and French. We reported last year here on the previous SFO annual report. Cordery are experienced in investigating Read more »
EU renews individuals sanctions list concerning the situation in the Ukraine
Since early 2014 the EU has imposed various sanctions with regard to Russia in connection with the situation in the Ukraine and the Crimea under a raft of different measures. Due to the continuing lack of improvement in the situation these sanctions have undergone expansion and renewal. Sectoral sanctions and sanctions specifically concerning the Crimea Read more »
Blog: European Court legal advisor gives far-reaching ruling in Schrems Safe Harbor case
In a radical legal move today the Advocate-General in the Schrems case before the European Court has shaken the data protection safe harbor regime right to the core. Following the Snowden US surveillance revelations in 2013 the Austrian individual Maximillian Schrems brought a legal challenge before an Irish court challenging his rejected complaint before the Read more »
Episode 156: Identity control via subject access requests
This week’s podcast looks at a rise in the number of subject access requests (SARs). SARs are a common feature of data protection laws across Europe and enable individuals to request information organisations hold on them. SARs are becoming increasingly common and may be about to increase in volume with changes in the law. Our Read more »
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