Private Law Theory

INTRODUCTION
This article examines the data protection implications for Britain following its withdrawal from the European Union (‘EU’) / European Economic Area (‘EEA’) and the passage of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (‘2020 Act’). It investigates the data protection implications under this agreement – in particular, whether leaving on the basis of this deal makes a truly substantive difference to data protection in post-Brexit Britain than if a no-deal Break were to occur, or, whether it merely delays the inevitable: fewer protections for the personal data and privacy of those residing in the UK; loss of access to important EU police databases, and serious disruptions to data flows for companies … (more)

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Clowance Wheeler-Ozanne, ‘Deal or No-Deal: Does it Matter? Data Protection Predictions for Post-Brexit Britain’, Edinburgh Law Review, May 2020, volume 24, no 2, pp 275-281.

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