Law firms across Europe had just one major challenge to overcome earlier this year: determining how to succeed in the post-Brexit market. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic soon topped their list of challenges. To explore how European firms are addressing these twin pressures, Thomson Reuters examined extensive data from Sharplegal and Peer Monitor for the …
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California Dreamin’ & “GDPR Lite”
Last week, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) celebrated its first birthday. And now it’s about to get a baby sister. Or maybe an American cousin might be a more appropriate way to put it. As discussed here last week about the survey “GDPR +1 Year: Businesses Struggles With Data Privacy Regulations Increasing,” companies around …
GDPR +1 Year: Business Struggles with Data Privacy Regulations Increasing
A new survey finds that businesses around the world are having increasing difficulty complying with data privacy regulations, even one year after GDPR took effect. A whopping 79 percent of global businesses surveyed say that they are either failing to meet GDPR and other data privacy-related regulations, or are having trouble keeping up to date, …
Legal Managed Services & Contract Express Win British Legal Award for Helping Automobile Association with GDPR Compliance
The Automobile Association is accustomed to receiving calls from UK motorists in need of assistance. But the AA recently itself was in need of assistance, facing a seemingly impossible deadline to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With the deadline barely eight weeks away, the AA needed to review and amend …
Forum Magazine: The Art of Balancing Profitability and Value
“Success, however you define it, requires the ability to anticipate changes, assess the challenges and opportunities they bring, and craft responses that will keep you ahead of the curve,” Brian Peccarelli, chief operating officer for Customer Markets at Thomson Reuters, noted in his opening from the latest issue of Forum magazine. The Fall 2018 issue …
California’s New GDPR-like Data Privacy Law & What It Means for Businesses
Just as businesses around the world are still trying to come to grips with complying with GDPR or General Data Protection Regulation – the sweeping new data privacy regulations that recently took effect in the European Union, California has passed legislation that will lead to similar regulations taking effect in 2020 that will impact any …
The Verdict Is In: “Smart Collaboration” in Law Firms Paves Way for Success
As early as law school orientation, budding attorneys get their first taste of working in siloes. Don’t share notes, keep your outlines to yourself – sound familiar? However, research from Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession suggests there’s a better way to achieve success in the legal field. In her book entitled Smart …
The Internet of Things and Children’s Privacy
Advances in technology have created all kinds of internet-connected toys for children that hold the promise of machine learning, interaction, and access to personal data for both kids and parents. But with these devices also risk the exposure of children’s voices, images, and data to anyone. At the recent ABA Antitrust Spring meeting, Phyllis Marcus …
Thomson Reuters Introduces Data Privacy Advisor
Thomson Reuters is introducing Data Privacy Advisor – a specialized data privacy research solution that brings the company’s vast collection of global legal and regulatory information together with expansive data privacy guidance from Practical Law editors, curated news, and a question-answering feature built by artificial intelligence and technology professionals from Thomson Reuters and IBM Watson. …
Trends impacting the data privacy environment
The data privacy landscape is shifting more quickly than ever before. At Thomson Reuters, we interact closely with our customers every day – whether it’s through research support, building technology solutions or discussing trends the legal market and individual customer groups are facing. Every day, we work to help our customers find the answers they …