Law firms and legal businesses and organisations should make sure they have plans in place regarding personal data in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the government has warned. Digital minister Margot James reminded legal sector organisations last week to check the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) website for guidance. In the event of no deal, the government plans to secure a ‘data adequacy decision’ from the EU, which will let UK and EU firms carry on exchanging personal data. However, this agreement cannot be finalised until the UK has left. Call the ICO helpline on 0303 123 1113.
20 February 2019
No-deal data preparation
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees
Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron
Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes
NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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