The European Union’s (“EU”) Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”) became effective on 17 January 2025. Since then, financial entities (such as banks, insurance companies and investment firms) and their ICT […]
For Swiss companies, the next six months are critical for preparing to meet new Digital Data Law obligations. In this briefing, we outline the key timelines, compliance requirements, and practical […]
The newest editions of the Chambers Global Practice Guides have been published. Sidley lawyers have contributed to: Cybersecurity 2025.
Last year saw many developments across the worldwide data privacy and cybersecurity landscape, including in the EU/UK, and this momentum shows no sign of slowing in 2025. The EU General […]
As 2024 draws to a close, we look ahead to notable upcoming cyber developments in the new year. From the adoption of new cyber laws to the initiation of infringement […]
On 12 September 2024, Advocate General Medina issued their Opinion in Case C-383/23 in which they confirmed that supervisory data protection authorities must, when calculating the fine for a GDPR infringement committed by a subsidiary, take into account the total annual turnover of the entire group—a concept known as parental liability.
On 26 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA, collectively, the “ESAs”) published their joint final report on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) specifying the elements […]
On 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union (the “Council”) released new details of a proposed reform of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (“GDPR”) procedural rules, which representatives […]
During the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the newly appointed UK Prime Minister announced the UK Government’s intention to introduce a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to strengthen […]
The protection of minors online continues to be a focus for EU regulators. Following the publication last year by the European Parliament of its guidelines on online age verification methods […]