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19 January 2021
Issue: 7917 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Profession
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Technology failures leaving companies exposed

A survey of 550 general counsel and business leaders by law firm Hogan Lovells, ‘Litigation Landscape: How to prevail when technology fails’, has found businesses frequently leave themselves exposed to potential lawsuits and fines when investing in technology

Potential liabilities include in-built algorithm bias, cyber-attacks, systemic technology failure and weak points in technology partnerships.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents did not involve data privacy specialists from the outset.

Valerie Kenyon, Hogan Lovells partner, said companies should ‘work closely with their legal and privacy teams during the entire lifecycle of a product’.

Issue: 7917 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Orwins—Maryam Abbasi

Orwins—Maryam Abbasi

Senior associate joins family law team in London

Tees Law—Stephen Williams

Tees Law—Stephen Williams

Firm appoints chief financial officer as it expands Essex office footprint

Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Winckworth Sherwood—David Fendt

Restructuring and insolvency practice strengthened by partner hire

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