GDPR

The UK GDPR is now a perennial piece of consumer protection legislation in the digital sphere and ICO enforcement activity is maintaining its consistency. Personal data processing is an unavoidable hurdle for many digital businesses.

Consumers have statutory rights in relation to their personal data and businesses face severe consequences for non-compliance.

Our specialist lawyers, who are also certified data protection and e-privacy professionals, can advise on all aspects of the UK GDPR, including specialist areas such as childrens’ data and artificial intelligence.

What can we support on?

We can provide legal support on the following matters: -

Advice on and drafting Data Protection Impact Assessments for high-risk processing.
Advice on the processing of children personal data, including compliance with the ICO’s Children’s Code.
Advice on the processing of special category data, including consent requirements.
Support on compliance with international data transfer rules, including the preparation of Transfer Risk Assessments.
Advice on ICO guidance and GDPR rules in relation to artificial intelligence, automated decision-making, and data profiling.
Advice in relation to Data Protection Officers and relevant duties for the same.
Data subject rights preparedness and responding to data subject rights such as DSARs.
Support and advice in relation to data breaches, such as thresholds for data breach notifications and reporting duties.
Conducting Legitimate Interest Assessments and other lawful basis for personal data processing.
Support on data processing outsourcing and Data Processing Agreements.
Advising on direct and digital marketing activities, including advice on PECR and other e-privacy laws.
Advice on best practice in relation to the data protection principles such as data minimisation, transparency, and data accuracy.

Relevant sectors