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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

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

DWF—11 appointments

DWF—11 appointments

DWF strengthens North West teams with 11 newly qualified solicitors

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