GDPR Provisions and Force Majeure Provisions

Exploring the changing defence available for controllers and processors in relation to data subject compensation claims under the GDPR and the consequencs for data protection contractual provisions.

12 September 2018

Publication

Data Protection Analysis: James Cotter, Partner at Simmons & Simmons LLP and David Wynne-Griffith, Associate at Simmons & Simmons LLP discuss the change in the wording of the defence for a data controller and data processor under the newly implemented General Data Protection Regulation against a data subject compensation claim as well as the interesting impact this may have on contractual provisions for joint data controllers, independent data controllers and data processors.

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