Defensive manoeuvres

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What are the biggest challenges facing GCs from a cyber risk perspective right now? There are two primary risks. It’s quite clear from recent guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and other organisations that ransomware is prevalent. Therefore, businesses should be preparing their playbook and their response process, so that they have them ready …

easyJet

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‘The pandemic hit the airline sector hard and fast. We went from really being in growth mode, preparing forward-looking projects and a successful year in 2020, to very quickly having to ground our fleet almost overnight. We then had to deal with the implications of that for the company, which were severe,’ says Rebecca Mills, …

Significant matters – Spring 2022

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Enterprise GC returns with ESG, crisis management and legal tech on the agenda Enterprise GC, the marquee two-day general counsel event hosted by Legalease, returned to the prestigious Hilton London Syon Park for its fifth year on 25 and 26 April 2022.

Allan Dunlavy – Schillings

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What types of work are you seeing at the moment in reputation management? Have there been any changes post-pandemic? A lot of the work we’re doing at the moment, particularly with corporates and their senior leadership team, is about building resilience into their online profiles – so both the corporate profile and the individuals’ profiles. …

IT security in Germany: a jungle of laws | Taylor Wessing

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Introduction Our society is becoming increasingly interconnected and digital. At the same time, cyberattacks are constantly increasing and headlines about successful cyberattacks appear in the media on a daily basis. In its latest report on the state of IT security in Germany, the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) notes an overall increase in cyberattacks, as …

The privacy, data protection and cybersecurity law regime in China | Baker McKenzie FenXun

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Primary laws and regulations China began establishing its comprehensive legal regime in regard to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity in 2016, when the Cybersecurity Law (CSL) was promulgated. The legal regime was principally established in 2021 when the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) came into effect. The PIPL, DSL …

New green heroes | DAC Beachcroft

Legal Briefing

This is the third time we have run a boardroom priorities survey and the responses are helping build a strong picture of evolving priorities as boards face unprecedented challenges. Thank you to all those who have participated to help create valuable insights.

Trending commercial disputes and insurance issues in Hong Kong | Clyde & Co

Legal Briefing

As one of the world’s leading financial centres, Hong Kong is home to many financial institutions and international companies. With a common law legal system, Hong Kong’s commercial law and financial regulatory system shares a historical connection to the United Kingdom. However, there are important differences and, in some respects, particularly when it comes to …