Data Protection: Current awareness issues for businesses

Details: 19.Oct.2021

What are the key issues facing businesses and what protections can be put in place to avoid breaches? Barry Stanton, Emma O’Connor, and Amir Kousari discuss.

Despite the challenges to business over the last 18 months, the pace at which data protection issues are developing has not abated.

From internal data transfers, transfers overseas or business to business, how we collect, store and protect employee and customer data becomes ever more sophisticated. Barry Stanton, Partner, Emma O’Connor, Director and Amir Kousari, Senior Associate, are hosting this webinar which looks at data protection issues from an employment and commercial perspective.

About the speakers

Barry Stanton

Barry Stanton

Barry is a Partner and Head of the Employment and Immigration Team. He acts for a wide range of clients from international conglomerates to smaller owner-managed businesses in a variety of sectors including engineering, leisure and hospitality, professional services, software and technology, agriculture and transport and logistics.

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Emma OConnor

Emma O'Connor

Emma is a senior associate - solicitor (PSL) and head of training in the employment team. She designs and delivers employment law, compliance and awareness courses to HR teams, managers and wider employee populations.

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Amir Kousari

Amir Kousari

Amir brings a wealth of in-house experience to the commercial and technology team, having advised companies and stakeholders across a number of sectors, including manufacturing, retail and financial services.

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