In the eve of the transition period for Brexit, the European Commission has released new draft Standard Contractual Clauses on 12 November. There are two sets of documents (the “New SCCs”) which are now open for public consultation until 10 December 2020, and are also subject to feedback from the European Data Protection authorities. It…
On 11 November 2020, the UK government published a draft National Security and Investment Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill includes long-expected changes to the regime for reviewing foreign direct investment into the UK, and follows earlier reforms to the UK merger regime aimed at protecting Critical National Infrastructure. If passed by Parliament, the Bill will…
A mere two weeks from the record-breaking British Airways information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) £20million fine, Marriott has been handed the second highest General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) penalty at £18million. A striking similarity between the two fines is the steep discount from the original figure (£99.2million) from the ICO’s intention to fine notice dated from…
The Preiskel & Co Data Protection team has written a publication for companies concerned about the impact of Brexit and the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 will have on their data protection compliance. You can read this guide here. Please contact Jose Saras, Xavier Prida, or Joanna Coombs-Huang if you have…
For the first time, the “Telecoms Oscars” were announced in a virtual ceremony as opposed to a tuxedo clad evening in an elegant venue. Preiskel & Co Senior Partner, Danny Preiskel, and the other Judges on the panel presented the awards virtually and the winners of the prestigious awards broadcast live on 22 October were…
Preiskel & Co’s Dispute Resolution team acted for a Belgian client in successfully enforcing a European Order for Payment of a six figure sum against a company specializing in pipelines and heating solutions. The successful action was run by Charles Soden-Bird.
A drastic and “pro-tech” government policy paper to overhaul the UK’s data protection legislation is believed by the European Commission to be jeopardising future collaboration with the European Union. The government’s new “National Data Strategy”, which vows a profound “transformation” of how data is used across the public sector, is expected to adversely affect the…
In a significant reduction, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”), has announced that they have issued a notice of its penalty decision to fine British Airways (“BA”) £20 million.This is different figure from the ICO’s previous notice of intention from July 2019, where BA faced a potential fine of £183.39 million. The ICO previously…
Preiskel & Co Associate, Matthew Fox, has been interviewed by The Legal Line Up about his life as a Media Lawyer. The interview, intended to give aspiring lawyers an insight into the reality of working as a solicitor in the media space, can be read here. It includes some very interesting and insightful comments from…
We are delighted to announce that Tim Cowen, Chair, Antitrust Practice, will be speaking at the Westminster eForum event “Competition in digital markets and the digital advertising sector” on 29 September 2020. The event promises to be a fascinating discussion, with Tim speaking alongside industry members about the issues faced in digital markets and the…
