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DSARs: unburdening organisations?
29 Oct 2021
The burden of dealing with an increasing flurry of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) is a growing problem for data controllers throughout the UK. The combination of increased public awareness of their personal data rights and the level of personal data held by data controllers can make responding to DSARs a time consuming and expensive operation.
Cyber attacks, accidental data breaches and the recoverability of ATE premiums
09 Aug 2021
The judgment handed down by the High Court in Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) gives data controllers some much needed clarity on the appropriate causes of action for breaches resulting from cyber attacks, accidental data breaches and the recoverability of After the Event (ATE) premiums.
The post-pandemic hybrid workplace and increased cyber risks
20 Jul 2021
The pandemic has marked a turning point in cyber security and law firms are a significant and growing target of cyber criminals. With many firms adopting a new permanent "hybrid" working system we consider the risks, how PII policies might respond to a cyber claim and what changes may lie ahead.
The increase of data privacy group litigation – Lloyd v Google LLC
26 Apr 2021
We are yet to see the floodgates open for English group actions based on infringements of data privacy law following the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force. Could the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Lloyd v Google LLC change this?
Court finds Morrisons not liable for data breach by rogue employee
01 Apr 2020
The most recent round of litigation in the Morrisons data breach litigation ended in success for Morrisons at the Supreme Court. The headline ruling was that Morrisons was not vicariously liable for the acts of a rogue employee who stole and distributed employee data.
Cyber claims in the worldwide wake of the GDPR?
31 Jan 2020
18 months after the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR), the dust has not yet settled. Gargantuan data breach penalties available to the Information Commissioner's Office (the ICO) are yet to materialise and we have not seen a flood of colossal group action claims yet. However these types of events, which were hotly anticipated in the wake of the GDPR, are now starting to take shape.
The data breach floodgates are opening?
09 Oct 2019
On 2 October 2019, the Court of Appeal ruled that a claim brought on behalf of over 4 million iPhone users in relation to the alleged misuse of their personal data without their consent, can go ahead.
Professional negligence, D&O and Cyber: looking back on 2018, looking forward to 2019
18 Jan 2019
At the start of a new year, the Womble Bond Dickinson Insurance Team review recent developments in the insurance arena and look forward to what 2019 may bring. In this article, we touch on a wide range of developments and potential future issues in professional negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors, tax construction and pension professionals, insurance brokers and IFAs. We also take a look at claims against Directors and Officers and provide commentary on developments in cyber claims. Our US colleagues provide insight on developments in claims against Directors and Officers in 2018. Finally, we consider the implications of Brexit for insurance companies.
Looking ahead at the development of the United Kingdom’s cyber insurance market
06 Feb 2018
Justin Tivey and Jonathan Drake assess the UK’s developing cyber insurance market in the context of the changing regulatory landscape and assess the possible benefits and risks associated with the proposal to share data breach information between insurers and the ICO.
Cyber risk insurance: a view from the Prudential Regulation Authority
26 Sep 2017
Cyber risk is increasingly prevalent in insurers' thinking, both in considering new product lines and in assessing the risks to which they, and their insureds, are already exposed. In recent years, the Prudential Regulation authority (PRA) has made efforts to understand and guide the insurance industry in this space. Its recently published conclusion however is that the exposure to cyber risk is currently being underrated by insurers.
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