Data and Privacy

Going beyond compliance: Responsible and ethical AI

Bates Wells convenes a regular Impact Counsels’ Forum for senior counsel working within purpose-driven businesses. A recent meeting of the forum discussed the regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI), the risks of using AI in certain contexts and what approaches could help businesses deploy AI responsibly. Inspired by the forum discussion, we share our thoughts …
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Election ’24: Data protection and political campaigning (part one)

Communicating with individuals and processing personal data are an essential part of any political campaign. But it is important to ensure that this is done in a lawful, proportionate and transparent way. What are the rules? Broadly, there are two key regimes that organisations need to consider when handling personal data as part of their …
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The New UK Data Protection Bill – A Practical Summary

The UK recently introduced a new data protection bill, titled the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill (the Bill). The Bill is still at an early stage (second reading), and it remains to be seen how it will be amended, if at all, but we wanted to take the opportunity to give you an …
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Watch again | Getting to grips with the new Data Protection Bill | 23rd March 2023 

Our webinar Getting to grips with the new Data Protection Bill took place on 23rd March. If you were able to attend, we hope you found it useful. During this session, our Data & Privacy experts analysed what the practical implications are likely to be for your organisation (public, private or third sector), and what you will …
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