London—Over 130 people today attended a briefing at Dentons in London to hear the views of UK Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham on the issue of global privacy.

Top of the bill was Safe Harbor, which was discussed in the light of the CJEU's decision this week that Safe Harbor is invalid. Safe Harbor was used by many companies to facilitate the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US.

The Information Commissioner told the audience that businesses should not panic as a result the ruling and confirmed that the UK Information Commissioner's Office will be working with data protection authorities across Europe to achieve a coherent and co-ordinated response across the EU. He said the ICO will argue for "a practical approach".

Chantal Bernier, Counsel at Dentons in Canada and former Privacy Commissioner there, led a very full and engaging debate that covered a number of privacy issues.

Nick Graham, who heads up the Dentons Privacy and Cybersecurity group in London said, "It's very clear that Safe Harbor has gone, at least for now. So we need a coordinated approach and clear guidance from the DPAs on what companies should do to permit safe data transfers from the EU to the US.

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