EM Law

Commercial Contracts and Data Protection

Commercial Lawyer

Colin is an associate solicitor specialising in commercial contracts, technology and data protection.

Colin studied Politics and International Relations at the University of Bristol before completing a Graduate Diploma in Law (Commendation) and the Legal Practice Course (Distinction) at BPP University, London.

Between 2016 and 2019 Colin was a business administrator and then legal assistant at White & Case LLP, London.

In 2019 he joined Schillings International LLP, London as a paralegal before qualifying there in July 2021.

At Schillings, Colin gained extensive litigation experience at various levels: County Court, High Court (Queen’s Bench and Chancery Divisions) and the Court of Appeal.

He advised high profile individuals and business clients on various contentious matters – pre/post publication libel (traditional and social media), broadcast issues, privacy concerns, copyright and other intellectual property disputes.

Colin’s practice included a data protection component, utilising the GDPR and related international legislation for data subject and data controller/ processor clients. For example:

• Making and responding to data subject access requests, and subsequently reviewing the response/processing data for disclosure;

• Successfully obtaining the erasure or rectification of personal data;

• Successfully restricting the processing of personal data;

• Advising corporate clients as to their liability under the GDPR in various contexts, and arguing in correspondence the legitimate basis for continued processing of personal data;

• Developed data management policies and data breach response plans; and

• Litigating claims with a Data Protection Act 2018/UK GDPR aspect.

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