3/23/2026 1:00:27 PM UK ICO issues updated guidance on international transfers: Part 2 – transfer mechanisms for restricted transfers By Rachael Annear Philipp Roos Tochukwu Egenti Adam Gillert +1 more... Show less The UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the UK. In...
3/13/2026 4:46:24 PM Quantum Disentangled #3: Quantum Technologies and National Security: Industrial Policy Meets Investment Control By Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Aimen Mir Colin Costello Alastair Mordaunt Matthias Wahls +3 more... Show less How government support for “quantum champions” interacts with FDI screening, export controls and sovereignty-sensitive investments...
3/9/2026 4:38:04 PM UK ICO issues updated guidance on international transfers: Part 1 – identifying restricted transfers By Rachael Annear Giles Pratt Philipp Roos Tochukwu Egenti Adam Gillert +2 more... Show less The UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime imposes restrictions on the transfer of personal data outside the UK. In...
3/2/2026 9:16:39 AM Data Act Essentials #3: Navigating “reasonable compensation” for data sharing By Elena Brandt Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Kristian Kues Annabelle Hamelin +2 more... Show less The EU Commission has released its draft guidelines on calculating “reasonable compensation” for mandatory data sharing under the Data...
2/25/2026 2:11:26 PM Decoding the Cyber Resilience Act – Part 2: A lifecycle approach to compliance By Satya Staes Polet Quentin Fontaine Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Elena Brandt Annabelle Hamelin +3 more... Show less In the first blog post of our CRA series, we examined the scope of the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, the CRA),...
2/13/2026 9:02:07 AM CJEU paves the way for direct challenges to EDPB decisions By Christoph Werkmeister Elena Brandt Alvaro Pliego Selie Annabelle Hamelin +1 more... Show less In a pivotal ruling delivered on 10 February 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) overturned an earlier order by the...
2/9/2026 4:36:01 PM UK data protection and ePrivacy reforms take effect: what businesses need to know By Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Adam Gillert The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) gained Royal Assent in June 2025. It includes a raft of reforms to the UK’s data protection...
2/9/2026 1:31:06 PM Caught between Brussels and Washington By Beth George Lutz Riede We were delighted to host AILBA in our Freshfields San Francisco office, bringing together an exceptional panel of speakers — including...
1/8/2026 10:17:44 AM How the EU Commission's Digital Omnibus could reshape cookie compliance in Europe By Christoph Werkmeister Elena Brandt Florian Klein Annabelle Hamelin +1 more... Show less The European Commission’s “Digital Omnibus” proposal, unveiled in November 2025 and still under legislative review, could significantly...
12/4/2025 11:59:05 AM UK plans major cyber security reforms: what you need to know By Rachael Annear Giles Pratt Rhodri Thomas Christine Simpson Adam Gillert +2 more... Show less The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) (the Bill) was laid before Parliament on 12 November 2025. The Bill...
12/1/2025 10:27:49 AM Adequate for now: EDPB’s opinion on the level of data protection in the UK By Christoph Werkmeister Philipp Roos Vincent Fischer Rachael Annear Tochukwu Egenti +2 more... Show less The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently adopted its opinion on the European Commission’s draft implementing decision to...
10/28/2025 3:39:22 PM Freshfields' report: Data Law Trends 2026 By Giles Pratt Christoph Werkmeister Data law is a key area of focus for regulators, with new rules, stricter enforcement, and diverging approaches across jurisdictions. Our...