Further Reading: General Data Protection Regulation

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
A European regulation adopted by the Data Protection 2018

Its purpose is to:

• Create a standardised set of data privacy laws across the EU/EEA
• Create increased privacy and extended data rights for individuals

Striving for compliance with GDPR will promote:

• Organised and structured ways of dealing with personal data
• Reviews and updates of your security, both cyber and manual
• Active promotion of your compliance with GDPR
• Creation of trust in those with whom you deal
• Avoidance of breaches, sanctions and prosecution
• Avoidance of damage to reputation to your own practice and the practice of other tenants in and associated with your Chambers

References:

• ICO guide to the GDPR
  https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/
• Data protection rules as a trust-enabler in the EU and beyond – taking stock
  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2019:374:FIN