Felicity Burling
HFW
Articles
Distressed BusinessES and Merger Control
United Kingdom - April 1 2020 In the current economic climate many businesses may wish to negotiate rescues other than by State aid, for example through acquisitions, mergers…
Covid-19 and the enforcement of competition law in Europe
European Union, United Kingdom - March 25 2020 This update describes exceptional measures taken by competition authorities in Europe and the UK temporarily and partially to relax competition law…
Data protection in a time of COVID-19: guidance and privacy concerns during a pandemic
European Union, United Kingdom - March 24 2020 Data protection regulators across the world have published useful guidance on compliance and enforcement during the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile…
Facial Recognition: Facing the Future
European Union, United Kingdom - March 2 2020 ‘Facial recognition’ is a technique which uses technology to identify individuals from digital images of individuals’ faces. As use of this techno…
The GDPR Abroad: EU guidelines on territorial scope finalised
European Union, United Kingdom - January 7 2020 In November 2019 the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its finalised Guidelines on the territorial scope of the EU General Data…
