70 years of the NHS By Nigel Montgomery With the NHS celebrating its 70 th birthday on July 5 th 2018, this collection examines the achievements it has made since its inception in 1948. Here, a number of DAC Beachcroft experts have documented key milestones in the changing face of…
Accountant's Liability By Richard Highley The Accountant's Liability Collection brings you topical news and insight of interest to accountants, actuaries, trustees and other financial professionals and their professional indemnity insurers.
Autonomous Driving By Peter Allchorne What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
Aviation By Alex Stovold Topical news and insights of interest to aviation insurers and industry stakeholders on key strategic, commercial and regulatory developments.
Banking and finance dispute resolution By Jonathan Brogden For the latest news and comment on banking and finance disputes.
Brexit: practical implications By Mathew Rutter Our views and guidance on the implications of Brexit for the business community.
Building Safety Act 2022 By Chris Baranowski What is the Building Safety Act 2022? – An Introduction The Building Safety Act received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 following a robust debate in Parliament. The Act is ambitious in its scope and will apply to everyone involved in the design,…
Charities and Not-For-Profit Our specialist lawyers are passionate about the charity sector and many are charity trustees themselves. They have a deep understanding of the regulatory environment in which charities and other not for profit organisations operate and help clients…
Climate Change By Simon Konsta Organisations are facing ever-increasing ‘climate change’ demands from government, regulators, customers, shareholders and those they do business with. Complying with the growing web of environmental regulation and financial reporting obligations,…
Clinical negligence By Nigel Montgomery For all the latest news and comment in clinical negligence healthcare law
Significant changes to the skilled worker visa - health and social care By Nick Chronias The facts The government has announced significant changes to the Skilled Worker visa route as from Spring 2024 which are likely to have a real impact on the ability of care, and possibly health providers, to recruit overseas workers. These are…
Significant changes to the skilled worker visa By Nick Chronias The facts The government has announced significant changes to the Skilled Worker visa route as from Spring 2024 which are likely to have a real impact on the ability to recruit overseas workers. These are part of a series of measures to bring down…
Holmes v Poteon Holdings: Indivisibility and causation in the Court of Appeal By Will Potts In the case of Holmes v Poeton Holdings Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 1377 , in which DAC Beachcroft's Head of Disease, William Potts assisted by Daniel Hobson, represented the defendants and it's insurers, the Court of Appeal has handed down a landmark…
International Data Transfers Expert Council new report: recommendations for a sustainable and scalable approach to international data transfers By Jade Kowalski On 20 November 2023 the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published an independent report by the International Data Transfers Expert Council (the 'Council') titled 'Towards a sustainable, multilateral, and universal solution…
EDPB imposes EEA-wide ban on Meta processing personal data for behavioural advertising By Rowena McCormack Meta has been banned from processing personal data for behavioural advertising across the European Economic Area. In early November, the European Data Protection Board issued an instruction to the Irish Data Protection Commission to issue a…
Cookie crackdown across UK and Europe By Charlotte Halford November saw a ramping up of regulator action on cookies, once again showing that cookie compliance is not something to take lightly, particularly when using cookies for more than purely functional purposes, such as advertising or analytics.
Key takeaways from the IAPP European Data Protection Congress 2023 By Jade Kowalski Jade Kowalski and Amanda MacKenzie from DAC Beachcroft's DPC team attended the IAPP European Data Protection Congress 2023 in Brussels last month. The domination of AI related content, in particular the progress of the EU AI Act, reflected the…
French data protection agency CNIL issues first AI guidance By Christophe Wucher-North On October 11, 2023, the French data protection agency, the Commission Nationale de l'informatique et des libertés or CNIL, published its first AI guidance, in a series of 9 practical how-to sheets. The guidance is directed at the creation of…
ICO decisions demonstrate willingness to issue reprimands to organisations of all sizes By Hans Allnutt The ICO publishes details of enforcement action that they have taken, as well as periodic commentary on the lessons to be learned . These enforcement actions include prosecutions, monetary penalties, enforcement notices and as of earlier this…
Securing Tomorrow: Why Latin America should top Global Cyber Insurers' Lists By Astrid Hardy Latin America is a current hotspot for cyber attacks. Experts suggest that there are 1,600 cyber attacks per second in Latin America, highlighting that cyber attacks are one of the fastest-growing security problems in the area. In Latin America,…
