Brexit: Implications for data protection law

United Kingdom

This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017.

For months, data protection lawyers have been warning businesses in the UK to make preparations for the pending General Data Protection Regulation (the "Regulation"), due to come into force in May 2018. The Regulation provides for a ratcheting up of data protection obligations and a hefty new fining regime for breaches of these obligations of up to 4% of global turnover.

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