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- Legislation per Country
- Significant Matters
Bowmans provides a comprehensive data protection service – from regulatory and compliance advice to disputes and responding to major incidents resulting from data breaches.
The data protection group
Key Contacts
John Syekei
Head of IP and Technology and Partner
Nadine Mather
Partner
Talita Laubscher
Partner
Ariana Issaias
DirectorDaniel Mwathe
PartnerJohn Syekei
Head of IP and Technology and PartnerRichard Odongo
Senior AssociateStephanie Mulului
AssociateVallarie Yiega
AssociateVictoria Njenga
AssociateAneria Bouwer
Senior ConsultantCathy Truter
Head of Innovation and KnowledgeChloë Loubser
Knowledge and Learning LawyerClaire Tucker
Head of Public Law and RegulatoryDaniel Pretorius
PartnerDeirdre Phillips
Senior ConsultantHeather Irvine
PartnerJohn Paul Ongeso
Senior AssociateJulie Oppenheim
Head of Pharmaceuticals and HealthcareJustin Ramages
PartnerKabwela Chisaka
PartnerKara van de Pol
ConsultantKate Paterson
PartnerMelissa Cogger
PartnerNadine Mather
PartnerNicole Gilfelleon
Senior AssociateNikita Shaw
PartnerPascale Towers
Senior AssociateRobby Coelho
PartnerRomane Paul
Senior AssociateSavanna Stephens
Senior AssociateTalita Laubscher
PartnerFrancis Kamuzora
ConsultantJoshua Mwamulima
PartnerCobus Visser
PartnerSpecialist Services
- Legal data protection and processing requirements and the implications for client businesses (contracts, policies, processes and procedures, and other data protection and privacy controls)
- Appointment and training of data protection/ information officers
- Employee training and awareness sessions
Impact assessments, compliance frameworks, and incident response plans - Dispute resolution
Data protection obligations within the context of corporate transactions (owning, sharing and transferring personal information) - Cross-border transfers of personal information and cloud data processing
- Competition law aspects of the processing and use of personal information
- Data protection concerns in the context of due diligences and transactions
- Crisis management and handling data breaches
- Governance surrounding incident response decisions, reporting obligations, and resulting litigation risk exposure
- In collaboration with our Major Incidents Group, we provide advice on crisis management and the handling of cybersecurity incidents. We advise boards on governance surrounding incident response decisioning, reporting obligations, and resulting litigation risk exposure.
Africawide: African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and the Protection of Personal Data adopted in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 27 June 2014. The African Convention on Cybersecurity and the Protection of Personal Data can be accessed here and the list of signatories here.
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Recent signature matters include:
- Acting for a major retailor in relation to a data breach and responding to a widely publicised enforcement notice issued by the South African Information Regulator, which response prevented a fine being issued against the retailer.
- Providing data protection advice to a multi-jurisdictional fintech company on the expansion of its operations into South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.
- Advising a travel agency on a widely publicised global data breach impacting the WeTransfer software.
- Advising a prominent mining house on compliance with data protection laws across its expansive group of companies, and also with a PAIA assessment.
- Assisting to manage a data breach event for a global multinational in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Our assistance involved advising on whether the breach was notifiable together with the requirements for notification, as well as drafting, reviewing and submitting the required notification to the regulators in each jurisdiction.
- Advising an IAPS member school in Kenya on data protection impact assessments, teacher training sessions, cross-border requirements, registration requirements, and drafting policy documentation. (Collection and processing of data relating to children is subject to stricter data protection standards in Kenya and we assisted the educational institution in navigating this sensitive compliance journey).
- Acting for a music production company on complaints submitted relating to requests for access to records.
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Chambers and Partners
Bowmans keeps abreast with industry trends and has broad-based legal knowledge covering a vast array of topics within the technology and telecoms space.
Well equipped to advise on the full gamut of transactional and regulatory mandates.
Its diverse expertise includes sector-specific knowledge of the mining, telecoms, tourism and real estate industries.
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A quality firm providing a quality service.
Legal 500
They take their time to network and touch base with their clients. Ensuring to properly equip them with new knowledge, free trainings on any trending legal matters that would affect our day to day operations etc. They are fun, easy going and extremely knowledgeable. An absolute pleasure to work with!

