Compliance Insights Articles

Jun 24, 2019

Data Controllers and Data Processors Contracts and Key Liabilities Under GDPR

This week, we’re going to take a look at contracts between data controllers and data processors, and the responsibilities and liabilities...

Robert Bell

May 7, 2019

GDPR - One Year On

Time flies doesn’t it? Almost exactly one year ago, 25 May 2018, the long-awaited update to the EU’s data protection laws came into...

What is a DPIA and what must you do when you need one?

Robert Bell

Aug 7, 2018

What is a DPIA and what must you do when you need one?

Following the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation eleven weeks ago, the Information Commissioner’s Office have...

How to deal with data subject requests under GDPR

Robert Bell

Jul 25, 2018

How to deal with data subject requests under GDPR

Rights requests made in relation to the General Data Protection Regulation are in the news – with increasing numbers of complaints to the...

Physical, or Hard-Copy, Data Best Practice Under GDPR

Victoria Bell

Jul 18, 2018

Physical, or Hard-Copy, Data Best Practice Under GDPR

In this article we’ll be taking a look at how to ensure physical records processes don’t fall foul of the General Data Protection...

Logging data subjects' requests as part of the 8 rights under GDPR

Robert Bell

Jul 11, 2018

Logging data subjects' requests as part of the 8 rights under GDPR

Following up on last week’s article about timescales, we’ll look this week at the issue of logging requests that come in as part of the...

Time limits under GDPR in regards to the 8 rights

Victoria Bell

Jul 4, 2018

Time limits under GDPR in regards to the 8 rights

It’s been just six weeks since the GDPR came into effect and the initial signs are that the public are aware of, and are exercising,...

Legitimate Interests - A catch-all lawful basis under GDPR for processing data?

Robert Bell

Jun 7, 2018

Legitimate Interests - A catch-all lawful basis under GDPR for processing data?

Reflecting on the three weeks since the General Data Protection Regulation implementation date, it’s clear that the impact of the new...

Have you taken an overzealous approach to GDPR?

Robert Bell

May 29, 2018

Have you taken an overzealous approach to GDPR?

So, here we are, after years of anticipation the GDPR implementation date has finally passed…and the earth is still here. Despite...

Victoria Bell

May 22, 2018

Pre-GDPR Audit – Check You’re Compliant

With the 25th May implementation date for the General Data Protection Regulation looming at the end of this week, our handy guide to...

It's Not Too Late to Take GDPR Action - 5 Easy Steps To Get Started

Robert Bell

May 9, 2018

It's Not Too Late to Take GDPR Action - 5 Easy Steps To Get Started

It’s never too late to take action on GDPR. As recently as March 2018, just 5% of EU companies believed they were compliant with all of...

Victoria Bell

Apr 10, 2018

Risks of Non-Compliance to GDPR

There have been plenty of articles about the risks and consequences of non-compliance, with most focusing on the maximum penalties, and a...

GDPR is All About Evolution, Not Revolution

Robert Bell

Apr 4, 2018

GDPR is All About Evolution, Not Revolution

Out with the old and in with the new. The rules relating to Data Protection are about to see the most dramatic change in years, if not...

Breach Reporting under GDPR: What You Need to Know

Robert Bell

Mar 7, 2018

Breach Reporting under GDPR: What You Need to Know

One of the changes to be introduced under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the requirement to report breaches to the...

Robert Bell

Jan 18, 2018

Regulatory Horizon for 2018

2018 promises to be a bumper year for compliance. I can hear what you are thinking, you’ll be muttering, “Isn’t it always?” Seriously,...

Does your firm need a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?

Robert Bell

Nov 28, 2017

Does your firm need a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?

The incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will replace the current Data Protection Act 1998 when it comes into force in May...

Robert Bell

Nov 7, 2017

What's on the Regulatory Horizon?

Your horizon scanning has never been as important as it is right now, a time when we have significant and numerous regulatory changes...

Robert Bell

Oct 31, 2017

GDPR - The Latest Updates

You only have around 7 months remaining until GDPR comes into force! Firms are now creating the first draft of the multitude of policies...

The ICO's Myth Busting Article on GDPR Explained

Victoria Bell

Sep 7, 2017

The ICO's Myth Busting Article on GDPR Explained

Of all the information available on the subject of the new General Data Protection Regulation, one thing is certain; there is a lot of...

Victoria Bell

Aug 8, 2017

Benefits (and Responsibilities) of GDPR

With just over nine months until the GDPR comes into effect, it is time for firms to start thinking about embarking on the next steps to...

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