Data protection fines are rising, and suppliers may try to pass on the risks to buyers © Getty Images

New data rules add big new penalties

3 May 2017

The biggest change in a generation to data protection law comes into effect in two years. And it will fundamentally affect contracts negotiated with suppliers.

The General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR) aims to create a single legal framework across all EU member states from 25 May 2018. One ‘small point’ does complicate this statement, says Ian Longdin, CIPS legal trainer – Brexit.

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