Brazilian data protection law takes next steps On May 29, 2019, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved Provisional Measure No. 869/2018 (Medidia Provisória No. 869/2018, MP), which amends the General Data Protection Act (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados No. 13,709/2018, LGPD). The measure creates a National Data Protection Authority (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados,...Read More

British Overseas Territories’ deadline for public ownership registers slips to 2023 Britain’s Overseas Territories (OT) will not be forced to establish public registries of company beneficial ownership until 2023 at the earliest, rather than the 2020 deadline demanded by UK Members of Parliament (MPs), it has emerged. In May last year, a cross-party group of...Read More

EU citizen alleges CRS account data sharing is unlawful   An Italian-domiciled woman has lodged an official complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner, alleging that the disclosure of her personal and financial information to other countries under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) infringes the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. The unidentified woman is...Read More

UK: HMRC seeks powers to force third party disclosure without judicial oversight   HMRC has begun a consultation on what it describes as ‘the relevance of the third-party information powers enacted by schedule 36 of the Finance Act 2008‘. However, tax enforcement experts say it proposes ‘unprecedented powers’ to obtain information about taxpayers, including non-residents,...Read More

Government to strengthen UK data protection law People to have more control over their personal data and be better protected in the digital age under new measures announced by Digital Minister Matt Hancock. Public to have greater control over personal data – including right to be forgotten New right to require social media platforms to delete...Read More