Cyber

Social media companies will be expected to take proactive action to prevent online abuse happening, rather than simply react once abuse has occurred, under proposed legislation

Cyber law will be pivotal in shaping the future regulatory and litigation landscape, but what challenges and opportunities can we expect to see in 2022? To end this special series, 36 Commercial share their expert reflections and predictions on this fascinating area of law

Could digital currencies be a catalyst for a financial disaster? Gelu Maravela & Daniel Alexie report

What does the coming year hold for cyber law? In an NLJ special, seven members of 36 Commercial share their expert reflections and predictions on this most salient area of development. As Dean Armstrong QC notes, the practice of cyber law is ‘quite simply, fascinating’.

An extra clause addressing affirmative cyber cover is to be added to the minimum terms and conditions for professional indemnity insurance, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that a new clause will be added to the minimum terms and conditions (MTCs) for law firms’ professional indemnity insurance policies to address affirmative cyber cover

Andrew Stafford QC & James Chapman-Booth explore the tort of conversion in the digital age

Dean Armstrong QC & Paul Schwartfeger, 36 Commercial, consider how organisations can & should respond to erasure requests on blockchain

To what extent does the right to be forgotten apply to blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and other ledger-based systems? Not only is it technically impossible but, following the end of the post-Brexit transition period, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) no longer strictly applies (although the GDPR’s provisions have been incorporated into domestic law).

Mark Engelman on racism & publishers’ responsibilities