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GDPR: Top Ten Practical Tips & Popular Misconceptions

June 15th, 2022September 30th, 2025Deirdre MoynihanNo CommentsReading duration: 3 min

Time: Wednesday 6th July 2022, 09.00-10.00 (UK)Webinar from Kemp IT Law

Register here.In the four years since it became law, the GDPR has had an increasingly profound impact on business: in one way or another, it affects most aspects of organisations’ operations.In this session, data protection specialists from top tech law boutique Kemp IT Law identify and discuss our top ten practical tips and popular misconceptions that are recurring themes in our data privacy work. Against a backdrop where the best can be the enemy of the good and complete compliance a mirage, the session will provide in a concentrated format actionable ‘how to’s’ on best practices and avoiding pitfalls. It will conclude by providing practical pointers on what good really looks like.Deirdre Moynihan, partner at Kemp IT Law and IAPP CIPM and CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Manager and Professional), is praised by clients for her “experience and thoughtful advice on all things data”. Senior Associate Chris Kemp is noted by Legal 500 2022 as “extremely responsive, thorough, technically very strong, full of common sense and pragmatism”.Associate Eleanor Hobson built a unique role as Legal Engineer within the Legal Technology Team at her previous firm and joined Kemp IT Law in 2021. She advises a wide range of clients on privacy and direct marketing matters and has significant practical experience of GDPR compliance projects.

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AGENDA

 09.00

 Session opens

 09.00-09.05

 Welcome and Introduction – Deirdre Moynihan, Partner, Kemp IT Law, London

 09.05-09.25

 Chris Kemp, Senior Associate, Kemp IT Law, London

  1. The ROPA in practice – how long is a piece of string?
  2. “Data breaches – what are they, when must I notify?”
  3. Subcontracting, sub-processing and amendments – points to remember
  4. “What’s coming down the tracks and how will it impact us?”

 09.25-09.45

 Eleanor Hobson, Associate, Kemp IT Law, London

  1. Cookie banners and the rising price of cookie claims
  2. Privacy policies – top practical considerations
  3. “DPIAs – when do we need one, what should it say?”
  4. International Data Transfers – what really matters?
  5. “The SARs we get are really expensive to manage – what can we do?”

 09.45-09.50

  1. “What does good really look like?” – Deirdre Moynihan

 09.50-10.00

 Q&A

 10.00

 Session closes

About the author

Deirdre is an experienced tech lawyer who joined Kemp IT Law in May 2016 and became a Partner in April 2020. Deirdre specialises in all aspects of contract, commercial, intellectual property and data law as they apply to new technologies and has significant experience advising on large-scale digital transformation projects driven by the move to cloud computing, hybrid clouds and other “as a service” technologies. Deirdre acts for both suppliers and customers on all layers of the tech stack, with a particular expertise in advising law firms on technology procurement, and has in-depth market knowledge and experience advising on complex, technical issues arising at the intersection of law and technology.

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