On 6 October 2015, the issued a judgment striking down the US safe harbor framework, which lets EU businesses send personal data to the US businesses registered under the scheme. This briefing explains the background and implications of the ECJ decision. Note that the ECJ’s decision does not pose a direct threat to a significant […]

The US Safe Harbour framework has, for the last 15 years, provided a mechanism by which European businesses can validly transfer personal data (including employee data) from the EU to the US.   In a ground-breaking decision this week,  the European Court of Justice has declared the Safe Harbour scheme invalid.   This decision will have a […]

Herbert Smiths Corporate Crime and Investigations team have published an e-bulletin summarising recent developments in the EU’s sanctions imposed against Russia. It includes points of interest arising from the recent judgment in Rosneft’s judicial review application, which concerned certain aspects of the UK’s implementation of the sanctions. The High Court has referred a number of […]