Cyber and Data Risk By Hans Allnutt This collection addresses the full spectrum of cyber security and data risk management – the zeitgeist of our age.
Opening up the virtual doors of remote inquests … (or making in-person attendance in court more likely?) We are used to coroners’ inquests being open to the public in the sense that anyone can come along to an inquest hearing in the public court room and observe if they wish. However, we have just entered a new era of openness which means that members…
Smith v TalkTalk Judgment Affirms Warren v DSG By Hans Allnutt In the recent decision of Smith v TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB), the High Court struck out the Claimants’ Misuse of Private Information (“ MPI ”) claim and refused permission to amend the pleadings. Saini J’s judgment is in line…
Zoom - Class actions go international By Eleanor Ludlam Just when Zoom thought that the media spotlight had dimmed on its data privacy scandal which hit the headlines last summer, on 31 May 2022, a Class Action [1] was filed against Zoom Video Communications Inc. in the same US District Court for the…
A problem shared – Attribution and the challenges it poses for cyber war exclusions By Julian Miller In the context of cyber war exclusion clauses, attribution means apportioning responsibility for a cyber operation to a state or to a non-state actor. In practice, this can be far less straightforward than it might at first appear. Attribution…
ESG and Cyber – US SEC’s ESG disclosure requirements By Sarah Crowther A recent vote by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) concerns rule changes regarding environmental, social and governance (“ ESG ”) funds. ESG has been catapulted into the limelight and ESG narrative is now an essential focus of…
Spanish DPA issues its highest fine to date confirming the upward trend in fines imposed: Google LLC is the latest fined €10 million By Eleanor Ludlam May 2022 saw a tale of two firsts for the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“ AEPD ”) with its highest fine issued to date together with it being the first fine to be issued to a data controller outside the EU. As previously highlighted, the AEPD…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2022 By Hans Allnutt Welcome to the June edition of our D ata A nd C yber B ulletin, in which we share insight on the US class action against Zoom Video Communications, the recent High Court decision in Smith v TalkTalk, and the Spanish DPA’s EUR10m fine against…
Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving - A Significant Development in Road Traffic Prosecutions By Ash Sharma 28 June 2022 sees the introduction into UK law of the offence of "causing serious injury by careless driving". This will mean that drivers who may previously have been punished by a fine and points on their licence for careless driving which caused…
Housebuilder tip of the month: Opting to tax for VAT By Mary Waters HMRC’s processing times for option to tax notifications has recently increased leading to some transactions progressing before a copy of an option to tax acknowledgement letter has been received from HMRC. From 30 May 2022, HMRC have commenced a…
Learnings and Reflections from the Independent Neurology Inquiry By Natasha Moffett The Independent Neurology Inquiry has now published its’ findings. The Inquiry Chair, Mr Brett Lockhart QC, delivered a statement announcing the publication of the Inquiry Report on 21 st June via live stream which is available to watch back on…