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
As regulatory frameworks tighten and cybersecurity threats grow in complexity, operational resilience is, now more than ever, a boardroom challenge for banks....more
How should multiple claimants seek compensation for alleged data misuse? It had originally been thought that the answer might be a representative action; an “opt-out” procedure enabling a single claimant to bring proceedings...more
In December 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed a fine of £275,000 on Doorstep Dispensaree Limited (DDL) for multiple contraventions of the GDPR. On December 9 2024, five years on and three judgments...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
As part of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month program of events, we hosted our inaugural Cybersecurity Forum on October 1 at our London office and online.
Compèred by Ffion Flockhart, global head of cybersecurity, the day’s...more
11/27/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Controller ,
EU ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Mergers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Mitigation ,
UK
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
In a recent case, Pacini & Anor v Dow Jones & Company Inc., the publisher of the Wall Street Journal unsuccessfully applied to strike out a data protection claim concerning two historic articles....more