Foreign government requests to the UK for information on cybercrime have jumped 44% in the past year, a threefold increase since 2013. A record 1,652 requests were made in 2015, according to information gathered by Thomson Reuters. Cyber fraud and hacking are difficult to trace and may require investigations in multiple jurisdictions. Law firms are particularly at risk due to the sensitive and confidential client information they hold, as witnessed in the recent Panama Papers incident.
28 July 2016
Beware hackers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill
Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London
Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart
Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners
HFW—Rémi Ducloyer
HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire
NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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