Jonathan Kirsop

Jan 15, 2025 | pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping companies get their arms around the fast-growing range of regulation they face and is becoming an essential way for them to make their compliance more consistent, more efficient and more effective. Regulation governs more aspects of an organisation’s activity than ever before, relating to health and safety, data protection, cyber security; bribery; fraud, and consumer protection.

Oct 31, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop

The government has announced a comprehensive review aimed at identifying and overcoming the barriers to adoption of transformative technologies, in a significant move to enhance the UK’s technological landscape.

Dec 5, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) further confirmed that where fines are to be imposed on businesses that are part of wider corporate group, they should be calculated with reference to the entire group’s turnover.

Aug 30, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop |Adam Cain |Aleesha Way

‘Undertakings’ can be fined up to €20 million, or up to 4% of their total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, for infringements of the EU GDPR. A court in Denmark has asked the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) to determine what the meaning of ‘undertaking’ in the legislation is. The case (8-page / 323KB PDF) has arisen following a dispute between the public prosecutor in Denmark and retailer ILVA A/S, which is part of the Lars Larsen Group.

May 25, 2023 | pinsentmasons.com | Jonathan Kirsop |Wouter Seinen

The GDPR accompanies its cousin in law enforcement data protection matters, the Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive, and, unlike that Directive or the previous Data Protection Directive of 1995, is directly applicable in all EU member states. While the GDPR is designed to enhance individuals' data protection rights, the necessary corollary of stronger rights for data subjects is onerous obligations for controllers and processors.