2/6/2026 9:35:56 AM Consent required? CJEU issues landmark ruling on requirements for marketing emails By Christoph Werkmeister Philipp Roos Lena Isabell Loeber In November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark judgment, providing crucial guidance on the...
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...
12/1/2025 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...
10/8/2025 11:07:57 AM Personal Data or Not? The CJEU’s (updated) understanding of anonymisation By Philipp Roos Davide Borelli Christoph Werkmeister Annabelle Hamelin +1 more... Show less On 4 September 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark ruling shedding new light on one of the key...
9/11/2025 9:39:46 AM EU-US Data Privacy Framework survives its first judicial challenge – but more are expected By Rachael Annear Jérôme Philippe Satya Staes Polet Christoph Werkmeister Davide Borelli Philipp Roos Laéna Bouafy Thomas Retière Adam Gillert +6 more... Show less The EU General Court delivered its much anticipated ruling on a challenge brought by a French politician against the EU-US Data Privacy...
9/8/2025 2:02:08 PM Court of Appeal considers threshold for damage in data protection claims By Cat Greenwood-Smith Rhodri Thomas Rachael Annear Christine Simpson Ishmael Liwanda +2 more... Show less The Court of Appeal recently handed down its judgment in Farley and Paymaster (Trading as Equiniti), finding there is no de minimis...
9/4/2025 2:07:52 PM When Private Becomes Professional: Italian DPA Sets Limits on Use of Employee Messages By Luca Capone Giuseppe Curtò Davide Borelli Matteo Tola +1 more... Show less In a decision dated 21 May 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) addressed a critical and increasingly frequent...
7/8/2025 12:13:13 PM UK data reforms unpacked: implications for AI and other automated decision-making By Giles Pratt Adam Gillert Aaran Kotecha Imogen Gordon +1 more... Show less The UK’s long-anticipated journey to overhaul its data protection landscape has culminated, with the passing of the Data (Use and Access)...
6/20/2025 1:07:25 PM UK data reforms unpacked: making international data transfers easier? By Rachael Annear Joseph Mason Adam Gillert Dessislava Atanasova +1 more... Show less On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was granted Royal Assent and entered UK Law. The provisions of the DUAA...
6/13/2025 8:51:26 AM UK finalises data reforms: what businesses need to know By Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Tristan Lockwood Adam Gillert +1 more... Show less On 11 June 2025 Parliament passed a Bill that will shortly gain Royal Assent and become the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA)....
6/13/2025 8:46:51 AM UK data reforms unpacked: what businesses need to know about changes to data protection and privacy laws By Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Tristan Lockwood Adam Gillert +1 more... Show less On 11 June 2025 Parliament passed a Bill that will shortly gain Royal Assent and become the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA)....