Shiv Daddar is a data protection lawyer based in London who advises on UK, EU and Middle East data protection, cyber and AI compliance requirements.

Shiv has been recognised by the Legal 500 UK as a key lawyer for: data protection, privacy and cybersecurity; Artificial Intelligence; and IT and Telecoms. Shiv has also been recognised and as a ‘Stand-out Lawyer’ by Thomson Reuters (2025) and by Best Lawyers UK as a ‘One to Watch’ since 2023. 

Shiv advises on all aspects of data protection strategy and the full life cycle of data protection compliance. This includes regulatory requirements, data governance, data exploitation, privacy notices and consents, data mapping, privacy impact assessments, data sharing and international transfers, personal data breach response, cookies compliance and marketing requirement, training and the data protection elements of corporate and commercial transactions. 

Shiv also advises on commercial contracts, consumer law agreements and requirements, large-scale outsourcings and intellectual property matters for clients across a number of industry sectors. 

Shiv studied Law at the London School of Economics and has completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice at the University of Oxford. He has also completed a client secondment to AIG.