Cross-border data transfers
What Are The Prospects for UK Adequacy Now?
29 October 2020 - David Smith
EU officials were reported recently in the media as saying that there are two key issues standing in the way of an adequacy finding for the UK. These are the use of data by the UK intelligence services and the potential “onward flow” of data from the UK to countries such as the US. Apparently › Read More
Schrems II – The CJEU Leaves Us With More Questions Than Answers
30 July 2020 - Schrems II David Smith
Immediately following the landmark decision of the CJEU in Schrems II on 16 July my colleague Nigel Parker discussed, in his blog, the decision and its likely implications for international data transfers. More recently Jane Finlayson-Brown has discussed The European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) FAQs on the judgment. I am now adding some further thoughts › Read More
Schrems II – EDPB FAQs response
27 July 2020 - Jane Finlayson-Brown
Further to last week’s landmark decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case -311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximillian Schrems (Schrems II) invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield data transfer mechanism, European data protection regulators have been discussing their response and EU data exporters have been waiting. › Read More
CJEU invalidates EU-US Privacy Shield framework and upholds EC Standard Contractual Clauses
17 July 2020 - Nigel Parker
On 16 July 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) issued a landmark decision in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (commonly referred to as Schrems II). The CJEU invalidated the European Commission’s (the EC) adequacy decision on the EU-US Privacy Shield and upheld the general › Read More
Schrems II : What Might We Expect on 16 July?
09 July 2020 - David Smith
Thursday 16 July promises to be a red letter day in the data protection world, at least for those of us with an interest in international transfers of personal data. This is when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said that it will announce its long awaited decision in the Schrems › Read More
Data Protection and Brexit – Prospects for UK Adequacy
29 January 2020 - Adequacy , Brexit David Smith
Last week, the UK Parliament passed the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (see our recent publication regarding the key provisions of the Bill). Following Royal Assent, the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 now gives effect, in the UK, to the EU Withdrawal Agreement, as negotiated with the EU and including the transition period to › Read More