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The European data protection Law is about to change. And this change is going to be the most important in 20 years. The new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect on 25 May 2018. Theresa May’s government has confirmed that this new EU law is to remain applicable in the UK well beyond the date when the UK finally leaves the EU. Section 4 of the GDPR introduces a new statutory position of Data Protection Officer (DPO). The question is which companies will

On 2 February 2017, the Department for Exiting the European Union has published a White Paper setting out what the UK government seeks to achieve in negotiating the UK's exit from the EU, and the UK's new partnership with the EU. The White Paper reiterates many of the points made by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, in her speech on 17 January, which set out 12 priorities that the UK government will use to negotiate Brexit. It covers a wide range of legal areas, including comm