US Supreme Court ruling leaves uncertainty around legal privilege for forensic reports By Patrick Hill, Brett Randles, The subject of whether or not communications between breach counsel and the retained forensic…
Cyber Newsletter - February 2023 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill Welcome to the February edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, which has an international flavour…
NIS 2 Directive published as European Union strengthens cybersecurity frameworks By Patrick Hill, Stuart Hunt Continued and increased risk of cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure and generating…
Cyber newsletter - January 2023 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the first 2023 edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, in which we look ahead to some of…
Dublin Corporate and Commercial 2022 Wrap Up By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody, , Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Corporate and Commercial Wrap Up…
Corporate Governance Update: High Court confirms that the fiduciary duties of directors of semi-state companies should not be encroached by Ministerial interventions By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody, The High Court has helpfully clarified the position in relation to the duties of directors acting…
2022 Wrap Up - The Evolution of Business Email Compromise (BEC) By Patrick Hill, During the course of 2022, Business Email Compromise (“ BEC ”) attacks have evolved from threat…
Cyber Newsletter - December 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the final edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin in 2022, as we look at key events of…
Irish company law update on the continuation of certain interim measures into 2023 By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “ Act ”) was enacted in order to…
The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – Part II: A Warning for Shadow Directors By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody, In part two of our update on the exceptional case of Powers -v- Greymountain Management Ltd (in…
Access to RBO suspended By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody, In a recent landmark judgement in Joined Cases C-37/20 (Luxembourg Business Registers) and C-601/20…
Ransoms - to pay or not to pay, that is the question By Patrick Hill To take some of the headlines at face value which followed the publication of the Information…
The Arm of Justice Lifts the Corporate Veil – A Warning for Passive Directors By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody, In the exceptional case of Powers -v- Greymountain Management Ltd (in liquidation) [2022] IEHC 599…
Cyber Newsletter - November 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Christopher Air On 10 November 2022, we held our fifth annual DACB Data Protection & Cyber Conference…
Supply Chain Breaches By Charlotte Halford, Patrick Hill In the modern world, most organisations rely on a complex network of suppliers and vendors in order…
Cyber Newsletter - September 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the September edition of the Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - August 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the August edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
2022 ENISA Report Finds Ransomware Attacks Continue to Dominate the Global Cybersecurity Landscape By Patrick Hill, Many organisations have had to confront the harsh reality that no matter how large or small their…
Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance By Sharon McCaffrey, Joanne Finn, John Darmody, Elaine Davis, The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 (the “ Bill ”) was initiated in Dáil Éireann on the 22 April 2022,…
Irish company law update: Think of the creditors By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey, It is well established under Irish case law that company directors who are aware of the company’s…
Proposed Amendment to the PSTI Bill Set To Provide Defence to Ethical Hacking Under the CMA By Patrick Hill Ethical Hacking: “A security practice where a hired hacker, either an individual or an appointment…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - July 2022 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill Welcome to the July edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin, with fascinating content covering the…
Ransoms - to pay or not to pay, that is the question … By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt To take some of the headlines at face value which followed the publication of the ICO and NCSC…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2022 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill Welcome to the June edition of our D ata A nd C yber B ulletin, in which we share insight on…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - MAY 2022 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill Welcome to the May edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Irish company law update: Further extension of COVID-19 measures By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey The Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the “ Act ”) was enacted during the…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - April 2022 By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill Welcome to the April edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
The Challenges of Ransom Payments and the International Sanctions Regime By Patrick Hill, Brett Randles There is growing interest in the insurance and cyber market as to the international community’s…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - March 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the March edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Tucking into ransomware; the ICO turns to the legal profession By Patrick Hill, Phil Murrin, No business, regardless of size can ignore the heavy media coverage of cyber security and the…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - February 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to February’s edition of the Data and Cyber Bulletin with timely content from Hans Allnutt…
Tick Tock – countdown to mandatory online filing with the Companies Registration Office By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey From Tuesday 1 March 2022, certain Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) forms will become…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - January 2022 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt We are delighted to share this month’s Data and Cyber Bulletin, with articles covering the recently…
LMA guidance to handling a ransomware claim incident By Patrick Hill, Amanda Fosu In the wake of the surge of ransomware attacks in recent years hitting the London and international…
Statistics and Trends – Cyber Breach and Litigation By Patrick Hill, Justin Tivey, Brett Randles As part of DACB’s annual Data Protection and Cyber conference this year, members of our Cyber team…
Compensation Claims By Hans Allnutt, Patrick Hill, 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 Welcome to the December edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Breaking News: Google’s £3bn Supreme Court Reprieve By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski 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 Welcome to the October edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin.
Law Firm Cyber Risks By Patrick Hill In the wake of the recent cyber-attacks on two Barristers’ chambers, the Lawyer reported that firms…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - September 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the September edition of our Data and Cyber Bulletin.
Data And Cyber Bulletin - August 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the August edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin.
Data And Cyber Bulletin - July 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt Welcome to the July edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Companies Registration Office Annual Report 2020 published By John Darmody The Irish Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) has recently published its 2020 annual report.
Data And Cyber Bulletin - June 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt 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 Welcome to the May edition of our Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Data And Cyber Bulletin - April 2021 By Patrick Hill, Hans Allnutt We are delighted to welcome you to the first edition of our monthly Data And Cyber Bulletin…
Irish company law update: Extension of COVID-19 company law measures and CRO digital transformation By John Darmody Extension of interim period under the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (COVID-19) Act 2020 …
Brexit and Breaches: A tale of two fines By Patrick Hill Much has been written about the impact of Brexit on data protection matters…
Cyber Warfare – Now a battle on two fronts? By Patrick Hill IT security is firmly in the spotlight as COVID-19 has increased pressure on IT systems to support…
Annual return filing deadline extended for Irish companies By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey The Companies Registration Office (the “CRO”) has announced that any company with an annual return…
New Irish companies legislation signed into law By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey Further to our recent update regarding proposed changes to the Companies Act 2014, the Companies…
General scheme of new Irish company law bill to address certain COVID-19 related issues By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey Introduction The General Scheme of the Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies…
ODCE statement on COVID-19 related insolvency and restriction orders By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey Introduction The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (“ODCE”) has released a…
COVID-19: Further extension for filing annual returns of Irish companies and other entities By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey The Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) previously announced that all annual returns due to be…
The impact of COVID-19 on Korean investment into UK real estate By The UK real estate investment market has slowed in recent weeks due to Covid 19, but our…
COVID-19 – Impact on Professional Liability Claims By Patrick Hill We are still in the early days of the COVID-19 induced global health and economic crisis with, by…
COVID-19: Extension for filing annual returns of Irish companies By John Darmody, Sharon McCaffrey Filing extension As a consequence of the Government of Ireland’s COVID-19 public health…
COVID-19: Passing board resolutions during a pandemic (Ireland) By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody Introduction A major impact of the measures introduced by the Irish government to control the…
COVID-19: Cyber security and resilience By Patrick Hill, Jade Kowalski In one of the most challenging weeks for businesses across the UK, the Information Commissioner’s…
Ready or Not – deadline to file beneficial ownership details on 22 November 2019 By Sharon McCaffrey, John Darmody The deadline is fast approaching for entities to file the required beneficial ownership details…
Updates to the ICP contract package By Charlotte Burnett, Chris Waite In August 2019, NHS England published updated versions of the ICP contract and support documents…
50 predictions: Professional Liability By Patrick Hill Turbulent times ahead for property professionals The status quo for those operating in the…
Compensation claims under the GDPR - an overview of the brewing storm By Patrick Hill Breach response under the GDPR As readers of this newsletter will probably be aware, the much…
50 predictions: Professional Liability By Patrick Hill “It is hoped that this revolutionary tool [the pensions dashboard] will bring greater…
D&O and FI Newsletter - Spring 2017 By Patrick Hill, William Naylor, Marcus Campbell, Francesca Muscutt, Graham Ludlam, Declan Finn, Sarah Crowther DAC Beachcroft's D&O and FI newsletter features topical issues for our global clients and…
50 Predictions: Professional Liability By Patrick Hill "Brokers must be equipped to advise their clients on suitable cover for their cyber and other…
Accountancy Newsletter December 2015 By Richard Highley, William Naylor, Giles Hindle, Julian Miller, Pippa Ellis, Patrick Hill, Declan Finn, Ross Risby, Suzanne Wharton DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Claims against trustees in bankruptcies and the trustees' duty to the bankrupt By Patrick Hill, Declan Finn The recent case of Oraki v Bramston and Defty [2015] EWHC 2046 (Ch) concerned former bankrupts'…
