Our expert consultants at Handley Gill share their knowledge and advice on emerging data protection, privacy, content regulation, reputation management, cyber security, and information access issues in our blog.
Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants report on the first sittings of the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 04 March 2025, when the government reversed several amendments made in the House of Lords.
Read MoreUnofficial Keeling schedules demonstrating the effect that the Data (Use & Access) Bill (Bill 179 20224-25) (as brought from the Lords) will have on the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations (PECR).
Read MoreHandley Gill highlights the written evidence submitted by its expert data protection consultants to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the the Data (Use & Access) Bill, detailing the implications of the Bill and opportunities to improve it through amendments, which has been accepted and published by the Committee as DUAB20.
Read MoreWhen, to coin the Little Britain phrase, the “computer says no”, what information are individuals entitled to know? Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and responsible AI consultants summarise the ruling in C‑203/22 CK v Magistrat der Stadt Wien (commonly referred to as the Dun & Bradstreet case) determining how to comply with the obligation to provide meaningful information on automated decision-making.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants highlight the increase by an average of 29.9% in the data protection fee payable to the Information Commissioner with effect from 17 February 2025, and consider what controllers and the public can expect from the data protection regulator as a consequence.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants report on the Data (Use and Access) Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons on 12 February 2025, which provided MPs with the first opportunity to debate proposals to reform the UK’s data protection legislation.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants report on peers’ final consideration of the Data (Use and Access) Bill at Third Reading on 05 February 2025, when the Government was defeated by Baroness Owen’s amendments in relation to non-consensual deepfake intimate image offences, before the Bill was sent to the House of Commons.
Read MoreFollowing the conclusion of the House of Lords’ Grand Committee’s scrutiny of the Data (Use and Access) Bill, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants report on peers’ consideration of the Bill at Report stage on 21 and 28 January 2025.
Read MoreAs the Data (Use and Access) Bill continues its passage through the House of Lords, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise the fourth and final scrutiny session of the House of Lords’ Grand Committee on the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 18 December 2024, when peers continued their consideration of the provisions of Part 5 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on ‘Data protection and privacy’, and Parts 6-8.
Read MoreAs the Data (Use and Access) Bill continues its passage through the House of Lords, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise third scrutiny session of the House of Lords’ Grand Committee on the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 16 December 2024, when peers continued their consideration of the provisions of Part 5 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on ‘Data protection and privacy’.
Read MoreAs the Data (Use and Access) Bill continues its passage through the House of Lords, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise the second scrutiny session of the House of Lords’ Grand Committee on the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 10 December 2024, when peers began their consideration of the provisions of Part 5 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on ‘Data protection and privacy’.
Read MoreAs the Data (Use and Access) Bill continues its passage through the House of Lords, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise the first session of the House of Lords’ Grand Committee’s scrutiny of the Data (Use and Access) Bill on 03 December 2024.
Read MoreIn a comprehensive briefing, the Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants analyse the provisions of the Labour government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill (HL Bill 40 2024-25) as introduced in the House of Lords on 23 October 2024, the latest attempt after the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to reform UK data protection law, as set out in the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Protection Act 1998 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR).
Read MoreHandley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants have prepared unofficial Keeling schedules showing track change mark ups of the changes proposed by the Data (Use & Access) Bill (HL Bill 40) to the Data Protection Act 2018, UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) respectively. Download for free and sign up for updates on the Bill.
Read MoreThe new Labour government has today (23 October 2024) introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the House of Lords, in the latest attempt to reform the UK’s data protection laws as set out in the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Protection Act 1998 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
Read MoreWhile the sale of marketing lists is generally prohibited, as retail insolvencies increase Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants analyse the Information Commissioner’s laissez-faire approach to the purchase and use of the CRM databases of companies in administration and consider the opportunity this offers to administrators and potential purchasers of distressed businesses by reference to the recent case studies of Tesco’s purchase of Paperchase’s assets and the sale of The Body Shop’s assets.
Read MoreHandley Gill's specialist data protection consultants consider the status of CJEU judgments in UK law after the Labour government intervened to prevent section 6 Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 from coming into force and amending the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and consider several CJEU judgments addressing the processing of special category personal data, the interaction between data protection and competition law, the conduct and balancing of legitimate interests assessments, data minimisation and the status of supervisory authority decisions.
Read MoreAs Meta announces the introduction of Instagram Teen Accounts for users in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and online trust and safety consultants consider the global laws and regulations that have spurred this change, and the role of the Information Commissioner’s Children’s Code aka the Age Appropriate Design Code, the UK Online Safety Act 2023, the US’ Kids Online Safety Act (‘KOSA’) and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (‘COPPA 2.0’).
Read MoreAs Iceland boss Richard Walker decried data protection and human rights laws for allegedly preventing him and his staff from sharing information with other retailers in order tackle the scourge of shoplifting, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants consider how these and other laws apply to retailers and shopping centre operators and identify the steps retailers can take to lawfully share personal data for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime.
Read MoreAugust 2024 edition of Handley Gill’s monthly digital newsletter, On Hand, with all the latest developments in data protection (UK, EU and global), cyber security, AI and machine learning, content regulation, online safety, open justice, access to information, reputation management, digital markets regulation, human rights & ESG. Presented in a readily digestible digital format, those who prefer the traditional newsletter format can export the newsletter to pdf.
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