GDPR Compliance Consultancy for UK Businesses
Practical UK GDPR support for businesses: data mapping, privacy notices, processor contracts, breach preparation and accountability records.
- Years Advising
- 10+Years Advising
- Typical First Response
- 48hTypical First Response
- & Cross-Border
- UK+& Cross-Border
- Senior adviser on every matter
- Free initial position assessment
- Fixed-scope fees agreed upfront
Pearl Lemon Legal
Commercial legal advisory for business decisions.
Short answer
What does GDPR compliance involve for a UK business?
A record of what personal data you hold and why, a lawful basis for each use, processor agreements, transfer safeguards, and a breach process you can evidence. Most gaps are documentation rather than technology.
GDPR compliance starts with understanding what personal data your organisation handles and why. Pearl Lemon Legal helps businesses turn that picture into workable policies, contracts and response procedures. The work is tailored to your processing activities, rather than a generic document pack.
Legal advisory built for commercial decisions
We advise UK and international businesses on commercial contracts, business disputes, employment advisory and regulatory compliance, then set out the options and the risk attached to each.
- Senior-led advisory
- One accountable adviser on your matter from first assessment through to resolution.
- Built for commercial pressure
- Drafting, negotiation and escalation handled on one timeline, because delay costs leverage.
- Clear risk and cost picture
- Exposure, options and likely cost set out in plain language before you commit to a route.
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Map the data and the decisions behind it
Identify what you collect, where it comes from, who receives it, how long it is kept and the lawful basis for each use. We review the roles of controllers and processors, including suppliers that process data on your behalf. This provides a useful basis for notices, records of processing and contract terms.
Make privacy information and contracts usable
Privacy notices should explain actual practices in clear language. Supplier agreements should reflect the services and the parties' responsibilities. We help find inconsistencies between the documents and the way teams work, then prioritise practical changes.
Prepare for requests and incidents
Teams need a route for recognising access requests, objections and possible personal data breaches. Not every breach is reportable to the ICO; the assessment depends on the risk to individuals. Where notification is required, time matters. We help establish escalation, decision records and specialist input when needed.
What an initial review covers
Bring a summary of your services, customer and staff data, key suppliers, existing notices and contracts, and any immediate concern. We will scope the highest-impact gaps and a realistic sequence of work.
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How we work: Pearl Lemon Legal is a commercial legal consultancy. We scope your position, advise on strategy, commercial risk and documentation, and where a matter needs court representation or regulated advice we introduce and manage a suitable regulated firm alongside you. Nothing on this page is regulated legal advice on your specific circumstances.