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Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2022

Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2022

Welcome to the June edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, in which we share insight on the US class action against Zoom Video Communications, the re ...

Spanish DPA issues its highest fine to date confirming the upward trend in fines imposed: Google LLC is the latest fined €10 million

Spanish DPA issues its highest fine to date confirming the upward trend in fines imposed: Google LLC is the latest fined €10 million

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 firs ...

ESG and Cyber – US SEC’s ESG disclosure requirements

ESG and Cyber – US SEC’s ESG disclosure requirements

A recent vote by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) concerns rule changes regarding environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) fund ...

A problem shared – Attribution and the challenges it poses for cyber war exclusions

A problem shared – Attribution and the challenges it poses for cyber war exclusions

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. ...

Zoom - Class actions go international

Zoom - Class actions go international

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 Ac ...

Smith v TalkTalk Judgment Affirms Warren v DSG

Smith v TalkTalk Judgment Affirms Warren v DSG

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 Informa ...

Housebuilder tip of the month: Opting to tax for VAT

Housebuilder tip of the month: Opting to tax for VAT

HMRC’s processing times for option to tax notifications has recently increased leading to some transactions progressing before a copy of an option to ...

Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving - A Significant Development in Road Traffic Prosecutions

Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving - A Significant Development in Road Traffic Prosecutions

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 previ ...

Liquidated damages in commercial health projects

Liquidated damages in commercial health projects

Liquidated damages (“LDs”) clauses are a common contractual feature in high value and/or complex commercial health projects.  They are a useful tool f ...

Learnings and Reflections from the Independent Neurology Inquiry

Learnings and Reflections from the Independent Neurology Inquiry

The Independent Neurology Inquiry has now published its’ findings. The Inquiry Chair, Mr Brett Lockhart QC, delivered a statement announcing the publi ...