Companies could be fined up to 4% of global turnover or €20m if they fail to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was passed last week and has a two-year transition period. The Regulation governs the way organisations collect, transfer and store personal data of EU customers. For example, they must record how they obtained consent and for how long it remains valid. Ardi Kolah, co-programme director at Henley Business School, warns: “Firms will now face a raft of guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office. “
21 April 2016
Data duties increased
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The cross-party Justice Select Committee has warned legal aid is now a ‘service in managed decline’ due to ministers’ ‘inadequate’ and ‘disappointing’ response to its concerns
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The Civil Justice Council has recommended a practice direction (PD) be drawn up to advise lawyers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court documents
Courts modernisation champion and technology enthusiast Sir Geoffrey Vos has retired after an extraordinary career
Practitioners have welcomed two autumn budget reforms relating to inheritance tax on pensions
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