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General retention of data is permitted only for national security concerns: CJEU

October 9, 2020

The ramifications of the ruling extend beyond national security and may affect the UK’s ability to obtain an adequacy ruling from the EU after the Brexit transition period ends….

FCA bans the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers from January 2021

October 6, 2020

Products are ill-suited for retail consumers due to the risk of harm they pose….

ICO launches consultation on draft Statutory guidance

October 5, 2020

The guidance is required by the Data Protection Act 2018 and sets out the ICO’s approach to regulating and enforcing data protection legislation….

Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 made

October 5, 2020

The Regulations implement certain provisions of the amended Audio-Visual Media Services Directive….

AI, financial services and protecting the consumer

October 1, 2020

Luke Scanlon and Priya Jhakra outline some of the issues that financial services providers should factor in when using AI to make decisions about consumers….

A cyber-attack is coming our way – take these steps now to protect your business

October 1, 2020

In our latest cybersecurity post, Peter Yapp suggests some practical steps that law firms should implement as cyber attacks against legal services providers become ever more prevalent….