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GDPR - what now?

30th July 2018 | Professional support , Regulation | Data protection
Tim Musson, Convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, discusses General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance in the post-enforcement world.

Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR

11th June 2018 | Professional support | Data protection
Laura Irvine, partner at Davidson Chalmers Stewart solicitors and author of our 'Guide to GDPR', discusses how change in the final wording of the Data Protection Act 2018 will help solicitors when dealing with third party subject access requests.

What’s new for controllers and processors under GDPR?

6th March 2018 | Professional support | Data protection
Tamasin Dorosti, recent secondee at our Brussels office, explains the new compliance obligations for 'controllers' and 'processors' under GDPR.

GDPR - Privacy by design and default

23rd February 2018 | Professional support | Data protection
Deborah Dillon, EU Data Privacy and GDPR Executive Consultant at Atos, explains 'privacy by design' and 'privacy by default' and what this means for your organisation.

GDPR – New year, new guidance

4th January 2018 | Professional support | Data protection
Tim Musson, Convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, gives us an update on the latest General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidance.

GDPR – Do you need a data protection officer?

24th November 2017 | Professional support | Data protection
Dr Kenneth Meechan, member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, explains the new rules on data protection officers and sets out some important tasks which all law firms should consider.

GDPR – Changes to consent and what they mean

17th November 2017 | Professional support | Data protection
Domhnall Dods, regulatory solicitor and GDPR expert at Towerhouse and member of the Law Society’s Privacy Law Committee, explains the changes to rules around consent in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

GDPR – What is a legal basis and why does it matter?

13th November 2017 | Professional support | Data protection
Carolyn Thurston Smith, policy executive at the Law Society of Scotland, explains the legal bases in article 6 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

GDPR – Personal data breaches and how to report them

20th October 2017 | Professional support | Data protection
Anna Drozd, policy adviser on professional issues at our Brussels Office, explains what personal data breaches are and how to report them under the GDPR.

GDPR – Plan, don’t panic

28th September 2017 | Professional support , Business support | Data protection
Tim Musson, Convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, explains why the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is all-important for law firms.

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