Politicians’ and tech giants’ embrace of nuclear energy to power AI heightens the urgency to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats....more
An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit of indemnity. While the...more
5/19/2025
/ Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Liability ,
Policy Terms ,
Professional Liability Insurance ,
Settlement ,
UK
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank of England are consulting on proposals to require firms to report operational incidents and material third party arrangements. In the face...more
On March 23 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) executed a warrant to enter and search the offices of Cambridge Analytica. The purpose of the search was to access records concerning its alleged use of personal...more
In a previous blog post we considered an unsuccessful application to strike out a claim for alleged breaches of the UK GDPR, on the grounds that the claim was – in substance – a defamation claim. That application was...more
The Upper Tribunal (UT) has overturned a decision by the First-tier Tribunal (FTT), relating to a Monetary Penalty Notice (MPN) that was issued by the Information Commissioner (ICO).
All of this stemmed from a cyber-attack...more
11/6/2024
/ Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Security ,
Debit Cards ,
EU ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Payment Methods ,
Personal Data ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK GDPR
Following a high-profile cyber-attack earlier in the year which impacted the medical data of NHS patients, the English High Court granted Synnovis an interim injunction which prevents the publication of the stolen data. This...more
The English High Court recently granted a bank permission to transfer personal data disclosed in court proceedings to an authority in Ukraine, a country without UK GDPR adequacy status. The Judge found that the transfer fell...more
Firms have just over six months until the transition period for implementing the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England rules and guidance on operational resilience...more