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Balancing energy cost savings and privacy
22nd March
As the UK battles through the cost-of-living crisis, businesses and households are struggling. The steep rise in energy costs has produced a particular challenge, despite the energy price cap set by Ofgem and various government ...
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Pritchetts Law recognised in top legal directories
20th October 2022
We are delighted to announce that, once again, we have been ranked in two leading UK legal directories. The Chambers UK Guide 2023 has recognised our presence in the Data Protection and Information Law practice area, while The L ...
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ICO to keep up to £7.5m a year from UK GDPR fines
15th June 2022
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), has announced that it is to keep a portion of the money raised from civil monetary penalties that it issues. Previously, all of this money was ch ...
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Consultation on UK DP reforms: our response
3rd December 2021
On 10 September, the UK government launched a consultation on its proposals to reform UK data protection law. Its stated aim was to create “an adaptable and dynamic set of rules that are flexible enough to be interpreted quickly ...
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Pritchetts Law recognised as Leading Firm in latest Legal 500 rankings
6th October 2021
Here at Pritchetts Law, we are celebrating our success after being ranked in one of the UK’s leading legal directories once again. The Legal 500 carries out extensive research to compile its annual list of the best law firms ...
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What do the new SCCs for international data transfers mean for UK organisations?
21st June 2021
On Friday 4 June 2021, the European Commission issued a final set of standard contractual clauses for international data transfers (“New EU Transfer SCCs”). The new clauses are one of the mechanisms that allow a lawful transfer ...
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Bridging the Brexit gap: how the EU-UK trade deal affects UK data protection law
18th January 2021
After eight months of negotiations, the EU–UK trade deal – or more properly, the EU–UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (“TCA”) – was signed on 30 December 2020. The agreement sets out the framework of the EU–UK relationship now ...
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International data transfers: our insights on the new SCCs
23rd November 2020
The European Commission has been under intense pressure for years to upgrade its suite of standard contractual clauses (“ SCCs ”) for international data transfers – not least to update them in light of the new requirements s ...
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Court decision affects how businesses transfer data to the USA
17th July 2020
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has today delivered its verdict on a long-running case between Facebook Ireland and Max Schrems, an Austrian lawyer and privacy activist. For many businesses that transfer personal data from ...
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Coronavirus and data protection in the workplace: your questions answered
22nd April 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic has swept the globe, news reports have understandably tended to focus on the potential impact on the population both at home and at work, as well as the government’s response. However, as organisation ...
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