Alexia Elassadi

Alexia Elassadi

Alexia Elassadi is a solicitor in Bircham Dyson Bell’s commercial team. Her practice areas are data protection, commercial contracts and intellectual property. In the run up to May 2018, Alexia has been advising a range of clients, including charities and businesses, about various aspects of GDPR compliance.

 

No one can fail to have seen or heard of GDPR. But what it actually means for organisations is less clear. The implications reach far wider than the marketing or legal teams. It is not just a technical change so its meaning and implications need to be communicated otherwise there will be trouble, and big fines, ahead.

What is the GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a piece of legislation which will overhaul data protection law in the EU. It comes into force on 25 May 2018 and will harmonise EU data protection law. (...