Peter Given is a Legal Director specialising in data protection and privacy law. He advises clients on a wide range of data protection matters in a variety of contexts, including in relation to general data protection compliance, data processing and outsourcing arrangements, direct marketing, data subject access requests and cross-border transfers of data.
In addition to data protection and privacy matters, Peter also advises on general commercial law including in relation to outsourcing, information technology, e-commerce and intellectual property matters.
Peter has previously undertaken secondments to a global US-based financial institution and a major European pharmaceutical organisation. In both secondments Peter supported the internal legal teams on a variety of matters and projects, including those relating to data protection and privacy. He also spent time as a Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Jackson, assisting him with his review of the costs of civil litigation in England and Wales. Peter regularly contributes articles to Privacy and Data Protection Journal.
Articles Published by Peter Given
- 'Brexit, the Great Repeal Bill and data protection law' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 17, Issue 6
- 'The ICO's new Privacy Notices Code of Practice - a review' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 17, Issue 1
- 'New Working Party Opinion on drones - a flight plan for data controllers?' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 15, Issue 8
- 'Ryneš and the household exemption - where does it leave us?' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 15, Issue 4
- 'Privacy issues and drones: preparing for take-off' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 15, Issue 2
- 'Monetary penalties - lessons learned' - published in Privacy & Data Protection, Volume 12, Issue 8
