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febrero 2023

Compromise strikes again by way of Part 36 offer & acceptance in the case of Norton v Fearn

Compromise strikes again by way of Part 36 offer & acceptance in the case of Norton v Fearn

Claim struck out under CPR 3.4(2)(a), with the judge concluding that damages were settled by the Defendant’s Part 36 offer.

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience

Following the publication of the National Cyber Strategy in late 2021, the UK government has placed cyber resilience at the forefront of UK digital an ...

Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

Singapore: Court of Appeal rules on ‘emotional distress’ as loss or damage

The Singapore Court of Appeal has recently decided that “emotional distress” should constitute a form of loss or damage under Section 32(1) of the Per ...

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Indonesia passes new legislation on Personal Data Protection

Following weeks of growing national concern over repetitive data breaches, on 20 September 2022, the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indon ...

US Supreme Court ruling leaves uncertainty around legal privilege for forensic reports

US Supreme Court ruling leaves uncertainty around legal privilege for forensic reports

The subject of whether or not communications between breach counsel and the retained forensic experts has been much debated on both sides of the Atlan ...

The ethics of AI: The Cyber Risks posed by Chat GPT

The ethics of AI: The Cyber Risks posed by Chat GPT

AI language models (a type of artificial intelligence that is designed to process and understand human language) like Chat GPT have the potential to r ...

Cyber-attacks, insurance cover, and the French Insurance Code: a new reporting requirement

Cyber-attacks, insurance cover, and the French Insurance Code: a new reporting requirement

The introduction of Article L12-10-1 to the French Insurance Code will increase the burden on victims of cyber-attacks who wish to make a claim under ...

Cyber Newsletter - February 2023

Cyber Newsletter - February 2023

Welcome to the February edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, which has an international flavour as we consider issues across in Europe, Asia-Pacifi ...

One step closer to mandatory biodiversity net gain

One step closer to mandatory biodiversity net gain

Government guidance released on the 21 February confirms that the requirement for all developments to deliver a minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain f ...

Housebuilder tip of the month: Estate Plan Approval – what constitutes a good plan?

Housebuilder tip of the month: Estate Plan Approval – what constitutes a good plan?

Good quality and well prepared estate plot plans are at the very heart of a well-developed site, ensuring that you have suitable plans is one of the m ...