Introduction  Following the CJEU Schrems II court ruling, WLC focuses on a series of aspects relating to the ruling and its implications. In this article, we examine the legal basis requirement and why the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, otherwise known as the Model Clause or SCCs, are still alive – and what you need to be aware of when applying them.  Obviously, before transferring personal data out of the European Economic Area (EEA), a data exporter must ensure that there is a legal basis