Managing Associate
Alastair specialises in information law, primarily data protection but also advise on FOI requests and cyber security matters. He is CIPP/E certified.
Alastair helps clients process personal data in a compliant way and thus avoid the regulatory enforcement action, reputational damage and drops in commercial value that can arise from breaches of data protection law, in particular security incidents.
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Experience
- Advised a medtech provider on the data protection implications of new developments to its patient analysis solution, involving sensitive data types and nuanced interaction between the service provider and its customers.
- Spent six months on secondment to the legal privacy team of a multi-national telecommunications business. Advised on a wide range of communication and technology products, in particular IoT solutions. This role involved advising on complex international transfer networks; negotiating data processing and data sharing agreements; handling data protection breaches and advising on direct marketing requirements.
- Advised the international data transfers policy team within the Department of Culture, Media & Sport.
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Insights & events
Verity v Cambridgeshire: a reminder from the High Court on time limits to bring procurement challenges
Police modernisation: what forces can do now to prepare
FCA draws the fair value line: what three years of Consumer Duty supervision tells us about what good looks like – and what still needs to fix
SM&CR overhaul: the most significant reforms since the regime began
FCA publishes AI good practice guide – what regulated firms must do now
FCA consults on how regulated firms should manage DeFi risks
Agentic AI in the justice system: getting the foundations right
DMCCA subscriptions regime: Are you ready for 1 January?
FCA's CFD pricing findings: the Consumer Duty lessons every financial services firm needs to act on
FCA sets out roadmap to expand consumer access to investments
ICO secures data protection improvements from leading AI developers: What this means
The ICO's agentic AI call for evidence: What you need to know
Automated decisions, human consequences: the AI governance imperative for insurance distribution and what it means for your business
FCA AML supervision reform: what law firms, accountants and TCSPs need to do now
FCA Pure Protection Market Study: what firms need to know
FCA Pure Protection Market Study: Fair value findings - what firms need to do
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Retail Agility: Navigating the AI frontier in retail
The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value
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Government and public services legal panel appointments
TLT Named Supplier on Government Legal Panel | TLT
TLT acts for Pollen Street Capital on acquisition of Leonard Curtis
TLT reappointed to the National Legal Services Framework
TLT grows real estate offering with appointment of commercial expert
TLT strengthens public sector infrastructure and future energy offering with two new partners
TLT continues growth of financial services regulatory team with appointment of new partner
Court of Appeal upholds CMA charge control for blue-light radio network services
TLT advises administrators appointed to rescue iconic Typhoo Tea
TLT acts for Agroberries in the acquisition of BerryWorld group
TLT advises Allied Irish Bank on completion of refinancing investment facility
TLT advises K3 Capital Group on acquisition of HMA Tax Limited
TLT highly commended for Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024
ESG in Action: Balancing the basket with the British Retail Consortium
Views on fintech - interview with Niels Pedersen, MMU
The Future Fund - one month on | Scale-up insights episode eight
Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives
Scale‑Up Insights Podcast: Getting to Grips with Data | TLT
DMCC Act subscription contract rules: Everything you need to know
International Fintech Case Study: Brexit Contract Migration | TLT
TLT oversees an international acquisition of a specialised South West business
Preparing for the Procurement Act 2023 - construction industry focus
Document automation for in-house legal teams | Contract management
