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Brexit and IP - Refresher A selection of our blogs from 2020 on intellectual property and Brexit from our experts and thought leaders here at Saughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - December 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Saughter and May.
The Collapse of Cryptography? Considering the quantum threat to blockchain In our 2019 paper March of the Blocks we commented on the substantial compliance hurdles that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) presents to the ongoing development of blockchain solutions that involve storing (and transacting with) data. There...
Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14 Saughter and May Data Privacy Newsletter - Issue 14. Selected legal and regulatory developments in data privacy - November 2020. 
Beyond adequacy – Brexit’s wider data privacy implications Brexit planning should now firmly be on everyone’s agendas as the end of the transition period looms closer. This podcast discusses the implications of Brexit on data privacy and considers the key, practical steps that organisations need to put in place...
International transfers of personal data - a way forward? The CJEU Schrems II decision in July caused a consternation in relation to international transfers of personal data out of the EEA and, initially at least, raised more questions than it answered. However, a number of these have now been answered following...
The perils of data: are mass claims for data privacy breaches the new norm? Bigger claims and bigger damages; handling collective actions in a world of third party funding and increased individual awareness  
Unwired Planet v Huawei – Supreme Court confirms English Courts as global ringmasters of FRAND disputes We discuss the Supreme Court answers in Unwired Planet v Huawei to important questions in FRAND licensing disputes which have excited the imagination of lawyers and economists for many years.
The Lens Newsletter - November 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Saughter and May.
Beyond adequacy – Brexit’s wider data privacy implications Whilst adequacy and international transfers are important considerations given the amount of personal data that currently flows freely, there are other Brexit-related data privacy issues that have received less attention which also need to be addressed....