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...
3/9/2026 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...
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 4:38:33 PM The EU’s proposed Digital Fairness Act: An Online Platform’s Guide to Potential Implications By Tobias Timmann Rixa Kuhmann Nicolai Fornoff Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less Online platforms in the EU are regulated by numerous laws, including the Digital Services Act (DSA). In a recent Report on the DSA, the...
12/18/2025 2:26:26 PM Digital Fairness Act Public Consultation Analysis: What Stakeholders were asking for and what it means for the proposed DFA? By Tobias Timmann Rixa Kuhmann Nicolai Fornoff Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less For those following the European Commission’s (the Commission) public statements on its 2030 consumer agenda one thing has become clear:...
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...
11/12/2025 9:15:59 PM The European Democracy Shield: Commission publishes plan to empower democracies in the EU By Theresa Ehlen Lutz Riede Julia Utzerath Katharina-Sophia Rieger Jan Niklas Di Fabio +2 more... Show less On 12 November 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European...
11/4/2025 9:03:49 AM CEE Capital Markets at a Crossroads: Navigating Divergence and Innovation By Victoria Bazil Stephan Pachinger Peter Allen Doug Smith +1 more... Show less On 24 October 2025, Freshfields Vienna hosted its annual CEE Capital Markets Workshop. We welcomed a diverse audience of leading lawyers...
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...
10/2/2025 4:10:00 PM Compliance in a Global AI Market: Examining the Overlaps Between California’s SB 53 and the EU AI Act By Beth George Brock Dahl Christine Chong Vera Ibes Joseph Mason Madeline Cimino +3 more... Show less On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act”...
9/29/2025 9:32:50 AM The EU simplification drive continues at pace – Digital Omnibus is just around the corner By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Victor Garcia Lopez Anna Lehnert Early in its mandate, the second von der Leyen Commission has demonstrably prioritised regulatory simplification. Following the...