Blog Post 04.09.24
Areas of Focus
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Practices
Scott Morton advises clients on data privacy and commercial contracts issues, international trade and sanctions compliance, ASA complaints, comparative advertising issues and ad clearance, direct marketing, prize competitions and regulatory compliance.
He advises organizations on data protection matters, including compliance, data processing agreements, data subjects' rights, international data transfers (including BCRs), internal and consumer-facing policy reviews and data protection impact assessments.
Scott’s practice also focuses on international trade compliance, particularly export controls and UN, EU and UK sanctions.
Scott has extensive brand experience and spent time in-house with The Coca-Cola Company where he advised on marketing and advertising, high-value sponsorship and talent agreements, and intellectual property matters. He also reviewed trade mark infringements and provided general advice relating to other Coca-Cola brands.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by The Legal 500 UK in Brand Management (2018)
- Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Society for Computers and Law.
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (Europe), International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2017
Education
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LL.B. (Hons), University of Nottingham, England, 2008
Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2013
Admissions
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England and Wales
Scott's Insights
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Alert 07.08.22
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