The right of an individual to obtain copies of their personal data from a company is a key element of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (which adopts the GDPR and supplements the GDPR requirements). But when the individual seeking the information is a current employee, it can…
Preiskel & Co LLP has been recognised in this year’s ACQ5 Global Awards as both the UK’s “IT, Technology and Internet Law Firm of the Year” and “Foreign Investment Law Firm of the Year” by leading corporate magazine news site ACQ5. Following the receipt of 98,621 nominations for the 2018 awards – the highest number…
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation the (“GDPR”) has been in force for a little over four months, but it is important to remember that May 25th was just the beginning of a new chapter in data protection and privacy rights. In this blog, Preiskel & Co Partner Jose Saras answers questions and discusses what he’s…
Preiskel & Co Partner, Daniel Preiskel spoke on “AI applied to connected and autonomous vehicles” at the Lexing members AI conference in Paris.
A summary of the conference can be found here.
Following a two-year bidding process, the saga has finally come to an end. Following a rare supervised bidding process in which the Takeover Panel oversaw the submission of blind bids for Sky by Fox and Comcast, Comcast has emerged the victor, offering £30 billion for full control of Sky. Preiskel & Co Partner, Tim Cowen,…
Reforms to the UK merger regime entered into force in June 2018. The reforms are designed to address concerns regarding the security of critical national infrastructure. In particular, the Government has amended the threshold tests for businesses in the military, dual-use, and quantum computing sectors. Pursuant to the Enterprise Act 2002 (Turnover Test) (Amendment) Order…
Preiskel & Co Senior Partner, Daniel Preiskel, will be co-hosting a roundtable discussion on the Internet of Things on 25 September 2018.
The topic of the discussion is “Can data ever remain truly private?”
Preiskel & Co will be hosting the Mobile Ecosystem Forum RCS messaging sub-group meeting on 26 September 2018.
Preiskel & Co Partner, Daniel Preiskel, has been interviewed by LexisNexis regarding the Ofcom WLA and WBA Market Review for Hull.
The interview covered the regulatory history of Hull and the outcome of the WLA and WBA Market Review for Hull.
It can be read here.
It is reported that Germany’s Ministry of Economy will consider the results of a study which aimed at boosting the competition law tools available to German competition law authorities to act against companies, particularly in the digital economy. In particular, the study suggested that the threshold for regulatory intervention should be lowered in some cases,…
