Nicola Thoday

PARTNER - COMMERCIAL (GDPR, INFORMATION & PRIVACY)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8092 4139

Mob: +44 (0) 7778 391998

Email: nicola@trillium-legal.com

Nicola is a highly knowledgeable commercial contracts lawyer. With 15 years of experience, she comfortably considers a wide variety of large and complex commercial contracts and agreements. Providing practical legal advice to both start-ups and global multinationals. She drafts, reviews and negotiates complex commercial, information and data-related contracts, often in the tech sector. Nicola also provides advice on contract law, interpretation and termination.

Nicola specialises in data protection, artificial intelligence, and information law. With her in-depth knowledge of UK GDPR and data-related laws, she assists businesses in navigating and making risk-based decisions. Nicola is adept at advising on new ideas and how to make current processes GDPR-compliant.

Nicola leads on intellectual property rights and IP licensing advice including portfolio management.

Nicola’s style is friendly, professional and efficient. She looks at the outcome sought and advises accordingly. Often going above and beyond to ensure the best result.

Relevant Career Highlights

  • Sharpe Pritchard - Senior Associate Solicitor

  • Harper James Solicitors - Senior Commercial and Data Solicitor

  • London Borough of Croydon - Senior Corporate Solicitor

  • Bracknell Forest Council - Information and Governance Solicitor

Areas of Expertise

  • Commercial Contracts

  • Terms of Business

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Agreements for the supply of goods and/or services

  • Master Services Agreements

  • Software as a Service (SaaS) and related agreements

  • International Data Transfers and Agreements

  • Subcontractor agreements

  • Software licences

  • General Data Protection Regulations (including):

    • Information security breaches and loss of information (including liaising with the Information Commissioner regarding data breaches and complaints)

    • Compliance Assessments and Advice on behalf of the Data Protection Officer

    • GDPR Training, Governance and Impact Assessments

    • Complex Subject Access Requests

    • Direct marketing, targeted marketing on social media, and the use of cookies

    • Employment rights and GDPR

    • Legal issues around re-use of data and marketing

  • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements

  • Public sector contracts

Recent Experience

  • Drafting data protection clauses and agreements for various million pound contracts.

  • Advocate at Intellectual Property Office hearings.

  • Providing legal, practical and commercial advice on information security incidents.

  • Undertaking GDPR and Data Protection audits.

  • Developing GDPR policies and strategies.

  • Analysing website compliance, including consumer law compliance, GDPR and cookies.

  • Drafting Privacy notices.

  • Delivering training on data protection, GDPR, Freedom of Information, Information Security and Artificial Intelligence.

  • Undertaking the Data Protection Officer Role.

  • Liaising with Information Commissioners Office regarding data breaches and complaints.

  • Speaker at EM LawShare 2024 on The Rise of Artificial Intelligence.

  • Guest speaker on privacy and technology at Sharpe Pritchard’s Coffee Club training sessions.

Interesting Facts About Nicola

  • Nicola enjoys playing guitar, gliding, riding horses and looking after her many pets.