Privacy & information
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Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP’s Privacy and Information Law Group
has been listed as one of the top 10 Privacy Law practices in the
world by Computerworld. Eduardo Ustaran was also listed as one
of the top 25 privacy experts in the world.
This was based on a survey of over 400 corporate privacy
professionals participants.
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The regulation of information now affects almost every corner of
the private and public sectors. For the private sector,
privacy and information security issues are fundamental to the
relationship companies have with their customers, suppliers and
staff. For the public sector, rules relating to freedom of
information, privacy and human rights impose mandatory duties on
all public bodies.
Our Privacy & Information Law
Group is a leading force in this developing area.
Comprising five partners, the Group has
delivered solutions to major clients and is dedicated to providing
commercial, practical advice to all those affected by laws such as
the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
On privacy and data protection, we
provide global solutions to multinationals,
using Ecomlex, a group of 18 law firms
specialising throughout Europe in data protection, technology and
e-commerce law.
Our experience includes:
- advising international companies on the most
effective mechanism to legitimise data transfers from a number of
EU Member States
- preparing clients through advice and
negotiation with regulators for the implementation of Binding
Corporate Rules and whistleblowing schemes
- advising associations of financial services
bodies on data protection-compliant collaboration
- advising a multinational consultancy on the
content and roll out of Global Privacy Guidelines
- providing a seconded lawyer to the privacy
units of a public service broadcaster and a leading managed
services vendor
As regards Freedom of Information
(FOI), we offer advice to Government departments,
non-governmental bodies and the private sector.
Our experience includes:
- advising the Home Office on the information
law aspects of a policy
- advising the UK Passport Service on the use
of biometric data in passports
- training a government department on all
processes for the redaction of information to release in response
to an FOI request
- providing a seconded lawyer to the FOIA unit
of a public service broadcaster