As the revised data protection legislation is set to come into effect on September 1st, 2023, we are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of the book Petit commentaire de la Loi sur la protection des données (“PC LPD”), jointly edited by our Counsel, Prof. Yaniv Benhamou, and Prof. Bertil Cottier.

Our partner, Nicolas Béguin, has authored several chapters of this book, addressing the following topics:

• Data protection by design and data protection by default (Art. 7)
• Data security (Art. 8)
• Representative of private controllers with registered office or domicile abroad (Art. 14-15)
• Notifications of data security breaches (Art. 24) (co-authored with our Senior Associate, Benjamin Vignieu)
• Information and access to personal data (Art. 25)
• Restrictions on the right to information and access (Art. 26)
• Restrictions on the right to information and access for the media (Art. 27)
• Right to data portability (Art. 28)
• Restrictions on the right to data portability (Art. 29)
• Objection to the disclosure of personal data (Art. 37)
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The book (in French) can be pre-ordered via the following link: