Sumit Sethi: Don't get caught offside when GDPR kicks off

Three lines – three opportunities

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The impending GDPR should not be viewed as a 'tick-box' exercise but rather, explains Sumit Sethi, a chance for advisers to establish better relations with clients and partners and to improve their back-office set-up

The history of football's offside rule dates back to the early 19th century and it was incorporated as one of the original laws of the game in the 1863. Since then, differing interpretations of what constitutes offside - should it be the second to last player, at least three players or even no players? - led to several amendments, with the last major change coming in 1990. And yet you still overhear people asking: "What is the offside rule?" The offside rule exists to promote the free-flowing movement of the game, the scoring of goals but not at the expense of fairness. While the impact ...

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