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So we have a Brexit Trade Deal. What now for GDPR and international transfers?

So finally the UK has completed a trade deal with the EU which, subject to formal approval by both sides, will come into force on 1st January 2021. The full agreement has now been published and answers a question troubling data protection officers and lawyers alike. Internation Transfers On 1st January 2021, the UK was due … Continue reading “So we have a Brexit Trade Deal. What now for GDPR and international transfers?”

The Brexit Trade Deal: Implications for Data Protection and International Transfers

December 2020 Update: This post was originally titled “Brexit, Trade Deals and GDPR: What happens next?’ and published in September 2020. It was updated on 26th December 2020. So finally the UK has completed a trade deal with the EU which, subject to formal approval by both sides, will come into force on 1st January … Continue reading “The Brexit Trade Deal: Implications for Data Protection and International Transfers”

Boris, Brexit and GDPR: What next?

  Boris Johnson’s election victory means that we are almost certainly heading for Brexit on 31st January 2020 with his version of a deal. Having won a large Conservative majority in the House of Commons, it should be relatively easy for him to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill which is likely to be re-introduced to Parliament this … Continue reading “Boris, Brexit and GDPR: What next?”

GDPR and Brexit: What next?

We are heading for a No Deal Brexit it seems (at least today!). What are the implications for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA2018)?  Can we bin them on the 31st October with our red EU passports? The answer is no. GDPR and the DPA are here to stay … Continue reading “GDPR and Brexit: What next?”

The Data Protection Act 2018 – Pre and Post Brexit

The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) came into force on 25th May 2018, alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Much has been written about it, both right and wrong. The purpose of the DPA 2018 is nicely summarised by the Information Commissioner in her blog: “The new Act updates data protection laws in the UK, and … Continue reading “The Data Protection Act 2018 – Pre and Post Brexit”

Making GDPR British: New Regulations set out the UK’s post Brexit DP landscape

On 19thDecember 2018, just when you thought that you have finally made sense of the UK’s data protection regime, the government published new regulations with the catchy title, “The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.” There are sixty one pages of regulations to navigate, before 29thMarch 2019, with only one page of explanatory notes. And you though Theresa May had problems!

The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union ( CJUE) post Brexit

By Susan Wolf In our previous Blog, we examined the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and explained that the GDPR, EIR and PECR will remain on the domestic statute book post Brexit. In other words they will continue to be legally binding after the date that the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019. … Continue reading “The role of the Court of Justice of the European Union ( CJUE) post Brexit”

Brexit, Article 50 and the Great Repeal Bill: GDPR means GDPR

On Sunday Theresa May finally fired the starting gun for the process for the UK to leave the European Union. Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be invoked “no later than the end of March next year” she told the Tory Party conference in Birmingham. This will give negotiators two years from the date … Continue reading “Brexit, Article 50 and the Great Repeal Bill: GDPR means GDPR”

Data Protection Reform after Brexit. Does GDPR still matter?

According to the new Prime Minister “Brexit means Brexit.” But what does Brexit mean for UK Data Controllers who are planning for implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The short answer is keep calm and carry on. GDPR received formal adoption by the European Parliament in April 2016 and was published on … Continue reading “Data Protection Reform after Brexit. Does GDPR still matter?”

DP and #GDPR after #Brexit

For the last six months, Data Protection experts, novices and agnostics have talked of little else but the General Data Protection Regulation, the new version of Data Protection law that will hold sway consistently across the 28 members of the European Union from the 25th May 2018. Well, about that. 28 now becomes 27, as … Continue reading “DP and #GDPR after #Brexit”