Articles - DAC Beachcroft

Articles

September 2021

Quick read: Banksy’s Vulnerability and the Mysterious NFT

Quick read: Banksy’s Vulnerability and the Mysterious NFT

When a global artist like Banksy appeared to have advertised a link on his official homepage in August 2021 to an online auction of his work, it is un ...

ICO fine cut by two-thirds – the appeal of Appealing?

ICO fine cut by two-thirds – the appeal of Appealing?

By the time an ICO’s lengthy investigation is complete and its fine has been issued, a huge amount of time, money and resource has been invested by th ...

Cyber Crime on Your Doorstep – Social Housing Sector Focus

Cyber Crime on Your Doorstep – Social Housing Sector Focus

Councils and social housing institutions have not been exempt from the rise in cyber attacks over the past few years. This is especially the case as m ...

Ransomware – When should you negotiate?

Ransomware – When should you negotiate?

For eight years, Kivu has been helping organisations respond to ransomware attacks which in many cases includes us negotiating with the attackers even ...

OFAC uses the Pen and the Sword in one fell swoop

OFAC uses the Pen and the Sword in one fell swoop

On 21 September 2021, the Office for Financial Assets Control (“OFAC”) released follow-up guidance to its initial advisory of October 2020. The US gov ...

Health and Care Bill 2021: Place-based partnerships - the engine room of an ICS

Health and Care Bill 2021: Place-based partnerships - the engine room of an ICS

The Health and Care Bill 2021 (“Bill”) is first and foremost concerned with legislating for changes that will better enable delivery of the NHS Long T ...

Trocadero scores a Hat Trick for Landlords on Commercial Rent Recovery during the Pandemic

Trocadero scores a Hat Trick for Landlords on Commercial Rent Recovery during the Pandemic

Yesterday’s High Court judgment in London Trocadero LLP v Picturehouse Cinemas Limited and Others [2021] EWHC 2591 (Ch) is the latest in the line of r ...

Drones: Misuse them, and you might lose them

Drones: Misuse them, and you might lose them

Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), which were once used exclusively by the military when it was deemed too dangerous to send a manned aircraft ...

Law Firm Risks

Law Firm Risks

In the wake of the recent cyber-attacks on two Barristers’ chambers, the Lawyer reported that city firms are getting tougher with their counsel regard ...

Data And Cyber Bulletin - September 2021

Data And Cyber Bulletin - September 2021

Welcome to the September edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin.