{"id":4872,"date":"2016-09-21T14:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T14:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylaw.waydevelopers.com\/england-wales\/wiki\/data-governance\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:12:05","slug":"data-governance","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/it-law-solicitors\/data-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial lawyers specialising in information and data governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simply.Law&#8217;s membership includes commercial lawyers who specialise in the fields of information and data governance, privacy law and data protection.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, our member specialists are able to help with all aspects of work in this area, including the drafting of legislation, regulatory compliance, reputation management and legal advice as well as the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Offshore outsourcing<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory investigations and compliance<\/li>\n<li>International data transfers<\/li>\n<li>Data matching<\/li>\n<li>Identity verification<\/li>\n<li>Surveillance and monitoring<\/li>\n<li>Communications interception<\/li>\n<li>Privacy law issues<\/li>\n<li>Data security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Comprehensive commercial knowledge requires experience and understanding relevant to your area of concern. By choosing the right commercial lawyer you can ensure that your position is strengthened. For help from an Simply.Law member, get in touch with us today.<\/p>\n<h2>Commercial lawyers<\/h2>\n<p>Understanding of and compliance with information and data governance is essential to the legal operation and survival of many businesses and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Simply.Law&#8217;s specialists can help ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act (DPA) so that your business remains viable and profitable. Compliance failures can cause significant damage to a business&#8217;s reputation and profitability. In some cases it can even result in prosecution, enforcement action, fines and\/or civil claims.<\/p>\n<p>Our member commercial lawyers serve many clients in this area, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Large corporations<\/li>\n<li>Small and medium sized enterprises<\/li>\n<li>Universities, schools and colleges<\/li>\n<li>Public sector organisations<\/li>\n<li>Charities<\/li>\n<li>Start-ups<\/li>\n<li>Health and social care providers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Information and data governance lawyers<\/h2>\n<p>A good understanding of information governance and data governance is essential to the legal operation of many businesses and organisations. By choosing a suitable specialist with the help of Simply.Law you can help ensure lawyer compliance with privacy law, data protection and more.<\/p>\n<p>Find an Simply.Law specialist today by choosing one of the contact options listed on this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply.Law can help you find the information and data governance specialist commercial lawyer who is right for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7969,"parent":5287,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[12351],"tags":[8556,9686,11398,11401,9983,11399,11404,11400,11402,11403],"guides-category":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4872","1":"guides","2":"type-guides","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-data-protection","8":"tag-commercial-lawyer","9":"tag-compliance","10":"tag-data-governance","11":"tag-data-matching","12":"tag-data-protection","13":"tag-information-governance","14":"tag-international-data-transfers","15":"tag-privacy-law","16":"tag-regulatory-investigations","17":"tag-surveillance-and-monitoring"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Commercial lawyers specialising in information and data governance - Simply Law England Wales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore our comprehensive collection of legal guides covering various topics to help you navigate the complexities of the law. 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