Francesca Fellowes

Francesca Fellowes’ practice covers both commercial and intellectual property work. She has substantial experience in all aspects of non-contentious commercial work and specialises in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property work. She also has a specialist knowledge of data protection law and in particular, advising on the compliance aspects of and project-managing multi-jurisdictional projects for global clients.

Firm/Organization: Squire Patton Boggs

Blogs: Brexit Legal, Employment Law Worldview, Global IP & Technology Law Blog, SECURITY & PRIVACY // BYTES

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ICO Wants to Hear Your Views on the Design of its New Accountability Toolkit

By Francesca Fellowes

November 11, 2019

In an October 28, 2019 blog post, Director for Regulatory Assurance, Ian Hulme, announced that the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) is developing a new ‘accountability toolkit’ which it plans to launch next year. The aim of the toolkit will be to support organisations in demonstrating their compliance with the ‘accountability principle’ under the GDPR[1]. It will enable organisations to understand the ICO’s expectations and to take responsibility for designing their own accountability…

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When is it ‘Necessary’ to Process Personal Data to Perform a Contract?

By Francesca Fellowes & Beth Bloor

October 22, 2019

The European Data Protection Board has adopted final Guidelines on the processing of personal data using the “necessary perform a contract” lawful basis under Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR, in the context of the provision of online services. Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR provides a lawful basis for the processing of personal data to the extent that the processing is: Necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party;…

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GDPR’s Impact on Use of Employee Images in Marketing Campaigns – How to Protect Yourself!

By Francesca Fellowes & Carlton Daniel

August 6, 2018

The practise of employers using their employees’ images and names within marketing materials (from graduate recruitment materials and internal-only promotions, to nationally distributed campaigns) has become a riskier strategy in light of the consent requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which recently came fully into force across the EU. Even where employers have obtained an employee’s consent to process personal data for the purposes of these types of campaign, the inclusion – in…

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