“Single-minded loyalty”: High Court examines Bitcoin developers’ duties to restore lost private keys By Tim Ryan, Jonathan Brogden, , Background In Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for Bitcoin SV (BSV) and others [2022] EWHC…
2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey vs ICO Incident Data: what can we learn from the statistics? By Hans Allnutt, On 30 March 2022, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published its annual Cyber…
Amendments to the Security of Network and Information Systems Regulations By Hans Allnutt, The Security of Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (‘the 2018 NISR’) established a…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - April 2022 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the April edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
‘Amicable Settlement Guidelines’ to provide consistency in European data breach claims By Hans Allnutt, Amicable settlements within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“…
New ICO Guidance on Ransomware and Data Protection Compliance By Eleanor Ludlam, Earlier this month, the UK’s Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - March 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the March edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Data And Cyber Bulletin - February 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to February’s edition of the Data and Cyber Bulletin with timely content from Hans Allnutt…
State-led Offensive Cyber Operations Return to the Fore By Hans Allnutt, The shocking events taking place in Ukraine, and increased speculation regarding offensive cyber…
Advertising during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – important guidance for participants and their sponsors By Kelsey Farish, In the last week of January, the British Olympic Association (“BOA”), the UK’s National…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - January 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam We are delighted to share this month’s Data and Cyber Bulletin, with articles covering the recently…
Can processors re-use personal data for their own purposes? A view from France. By Jade Kowalski, Christophe Wucher-North, Christopher Air, Against a backdrop of stringent data protection law introduced over recent years, we are continuing…
Compensation Claims By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill, Eleanor Ludlam, On 6 December 2021, at our annual Data Protection & Cyber Conference, Hans Allnutt, Patrick…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - December 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the December edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
“Would you like Bitcoin toppings on your pizza?” UK Advertising watchdog issues rulings against crypto companies… and Papa John’s By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, On 15 December 2021 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator,…
The ASA issues a “red alert” warning regarding NFTs and other crypto-asset advertising By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, last week published a…
The impact of Google’s £3bn Supreme Court reprieve and other recent data breach decisions on solicitor firms By Catrin Davies, Hans Allnutt, The last month has seen significant decisions in the world of data breaches which will be…
DAC Beachcroft’s Cyber & Data Risk team succeeds in ground-breaking High Court decision, significantly reducing costs in low-value data breach claims By Hans Allnutt, , On 17 November 2021, Master Thornett handed down his Judgment in Johnson v Eastlight Community…
Breaking News: Google’s £3bn Supreme Court Reprieve By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski, Eleanor Ludlam The Supreme Court has this morning handed down i ts judgment in the matter of Lloyd v Google LLC…
Pure Legal Limited Enters Administration By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill, David Williams, Andrea Ward, Adam Burrell On 2 November 2021, Pure Legal Limited, alongside a number of other companies within the Pure…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - October 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the October edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin.
Cyber Crime on Your Doorstep – Social Housing Sector Focus By Hans Allnutt Councils and social housing institutions have not been exempt from the rise in cyber attacks over…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - September 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the September edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin.
Data And Cyber Bulletin - August 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the August edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Education Newsletter - August 2021 By , Kylie Poyner, , Hans Allnutt Welcome to our first Education newsletter featuring topical news and insights for our clients and…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - July 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the July edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the June edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin with articles covering cookie…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - May 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam Welcome to the May edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Responding to a ransomware attack - advice for universities and colleges By Hans Allnutt This article was first published in University Business…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - April 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam We are delighted to welcome you to the first edition of our monthly Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Publicity on the Pitch? Football Superstars vs EA Sports By Kelsey Farish, To what extent does an individual footballer actually ‘own’ his or her image rights? Could a…
Air accident investigation: extended reach and the Swiss cheese model By Lorraine Wilson, A heads up for aviation insurers…
Morrisons Reigns Supreme By Khurram Shamsee, Hans Allnutt, Eleanor Ludlam The Supreme Court has today upheld Morrisons’ appeal and ruled that it is not vicariously liable…
Massive failure in Power Grid causes blackout in Argentina and Uruguay, leaving tens of millions of people with no power. By Anthony Menzies, Hans Allnutt, Franc Gozalvez Power has now been restored to much of Argentina and Uruguay following an unexplained failure in…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Guidance By New ICO guidance on controllers, processors and joint controller – what has changed? The ICO…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Enforcement By Jade Kowalski French data protection regulator fines Google 50 million euros for GDPR breaches On 21 January…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Cyber and Data Breaches By The demise of success fees: taking back control of privacy claims In a welcome move for…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - General Information By Japan granted an Adequacy Decision On 23 January 2019, the European Commission adopted its…
DAC Beachcroft's EU Breach Notification Heat Map: A divided Europe By Hans Allnutt Leading up to the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) implementation, one of the most…
Cyber, conflict and cover: time for a re-think? By Hans Allnutt, , , , , Cyber warfare is being openly discussed, with both offensive and defensive cyber capabilities…
50 predictions: Cyber and Data Risk By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski Cumulative legal costs in data theft and privacy claims will be a significant exposure for insurers…
Personal Data: the new oil and its toxic legacy under the General Data Protection Regulation By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski The General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force on 25 May 2018, represents a seminal…
50 predictions: Cyber & Data Risk By Hans Allnutt “Often it does not take a hacker to take down an electronic system… Companies should increase their…
The European General Data Protection Regulation - a guide for businesses outside of the EU By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski The European General Data Protection Regulation - a guide for businesses outside of the EU.
50 Predictions: Cyber & Data Risk By Hans Allnutt "Suffering a data breach is never a good thing but it is nothing compared with the public relations…
In-depth analysis: Automated decision making, connectivity and ethics By Hans Allnutt, Craig Dickson, Jade Kowalski Connectivity has the potential to usher in a whole new era of consumer-insurer relationships, but…
In-depth analysis: Business interruption in the cyber domain By Hans Allnutt, Chris Wilkes With increased dependency on technology, organisations are fast waking up to the threat of cyber…
Accountancy Newsletter July 2016 By Richard Highley, Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton, Hans Allnutt, Ross Risby DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
WP29 release letter on scope of health data By Hans Allnutt WP29 were asked by the EC to provide clarification on the definition of health data in respect of…
Rising tide of cyber risks could swamp the market By Hans Allnutt, David Bear Growing privacy and cyber liability in the UK will boost the cyber insurance market, but liability…
50 Predictions: Technology, Media & Information Risk By Hans Allnutt Making predictions about the future of the insurance market is not for the faint-hearted…
DAC Beachcroft D&O and FI Newsletter - March 2015 By Hans Allnutt DAC Beachcroft's D&O and FI newsletter features topical issues for our global clients and…
Enforced Subject access requests illegal from 10th March By Hans Allnutt It has been announced that on 10th March 2015 the Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement No…
Australia: Failure to notify customers of data beach may result in investigation By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski Australian travel insurer, Aussie Travel Cover (ATC) has recently revealed that it was the subject…
Singapore - first annual report of personal data protection commission published By Hans Allnutt Following its establishment in January 2013, the Personal Data Protection Commission in Singapore…