GDPR enforcement

February 2023

5 Insights

5 Insights

The GDPR was meant to harmonise the EU's data protection regime but there is a considerable difference across the EU in terms of approach, not to mention resources and workloads. And what about the UK, now sitting outside the GDPR and no longer subject to the cooperation and consistency mechanism – is the approach different under the UK GDPR and how likely is it to evolve further? We look at the approaches of the Irish, French, Spanish, German and UK data protection regulators, and at the role of the EDPB in enforcing data privacy law.

Ireland's approach to enforcing the GDPR

Victoria Hordern looks at the Irish Data Protection Commissioner's approach to GDPR enforcement, particularly in the context of big tech.

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ICO enforcement – it's not about the money, is it?

Debbie Heywood looks at the evolution of the UK ICO's enforcement strategy.

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The EDPB’s framework for GDPR fines and its impact on German law

Carolin Monsees looks at the EDPB's GDPR uniform fine framework, and the issues that creates in Germany.

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Get your processors in order – the CNIL's focus on controller audits

Benjamin Znaty looks at the recent enforcement decisions by the CNIL which underline the need for French controllers to carry out audits of their contractors' GDPR compliance.

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GDPR enforcement in Spain

Jesús Yáñez Colomo, Teresa Pereyra Caramé and Alejandro Touriño Pena from ECIJA look at the Spanish regulator's GDPR enforcement.

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