The case that "changed the world for the better" - the Safe Harbor ruling analysed
Facebook, spying and a David v Goliath court battle - the Safe Harbor ruling had all the right elements to make headlines
October 07, 2015 at 07:03 PM
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Facebook, spying and a David v Goliath court battle – this week's European Court of Justice ruling on the Safe Harbor agreement had all the elements to ensure headlines were made.
Thousands of companies make use of the agreement when transferring personal data to the US, and the ruling in the case – brought by Austrian law student Max Schrems – that the scheme is invalid has prompted widespread uncertainty about privacy obligations.
Schrems was congratulated by whistleblower Edward Snowden as having "changed the world for the better", and lawyers may well agree, with Kemp Little data protection head Nicola Fulford telling the BBC that this ruling is likely to lead to "lots of contracts".
Clients are likely to have plenty of questions on the ruling, and many of these have already been tackled in articles available to download from Legal Week Law, our briefings library. If you are not already signed up for Legal Week Law, you can complete your free registration here to gain access – here are some of the briefings worth checking out:
- Safe Harbor declared invalid in groundbreaking European court decision: the impact for businesses, DLA Piper
- Safe Harbor ruled invalid: the court's reasoning and the next steps, Latham & Watkins
- Safe Harbor ruling: what are the consequences and what should you do? Eversheds
- Will Safe Harbour stay afloat, or will national regulators flee a sinking ship? Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
- CJEU declares EU-US Safe Harbor decision invalid: summary and implications, Nabarro
- A Safe Harbor no more – where do we go from here? Bond Dickinson
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