27 June 2025Publication
UpData
UpData provides regular updates on contentious, criminal and insurance risks relating to data, from cyber-attacks to regulatory enforcement.
Cyber and data security risks impact all businesses worldwide, with many recent high-profile incidents. That’s why it’s so important to make sure you’re compliant with this area’s complex legal and regulatory framework. Legal advice is essential.
That’s where we come in. We help you to prepare for, and respond to, data, cyber and information protection incidents. This includes data breaches, unlawful processing, and other contentious data protection issues. We draw on our international skills and expertise to offer you a comprehensive data and cyber risk service.
Our team is international and multi-disciplinary, with skills ranging from data protection and privacy to financial crime, reputation management, insurance, investigations and IP.
We’ll help you to comply with international and local laws and regulations. We’ll also advise you on preventative measures against data or cyber security breaches. We act fast in the face of data or cyber attacks to give you a strategic, controlled response – including advice on litigation and reputational risk.
Ways we can help you
Contentious regulatory and data protection
- we guide you through potential regulatory risk and enforcement action. This includes in respect of the ICO, FCA and CMA
- we advise you on disclosure requirements and risks under freedom of information and open government legislation
- we can help you with freedom of information requests
Rapid response and investigations
- we carry out investigations into cyber security and data security incidents
- we advise on IP and information theft
- we can help with insurance issues, including policy coverage
Dispute resolution and litigation
- we carry out liability and litigation strategy after a data or cyber security incident
- we manage and advise on litigation and reputational risk coming from a cyber or data security incident, including taking conduct in issued proceedings
- we manage Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) in the context of litigation
- we work alongside our trusted third-party experts on Digital forensics, PR and reputation management
Have a data security dispute you’d like to discuss? Get in touch to find out how we can help.
Our experience
Multi-Jurisdictional Privacy Projects
Advising a large conglomerate on its data protection compliance project, including the review of data protection laws concerning information, consent, overseas transfers (including the application of binding corporate rules) and notification/registration in 14 countries.
Privacy and Technology
Advising and preparing the declaration to be filed in respect of a video surveillance system implemented for security reasons and examining the regulatory aspects of video surveillance systems.
General Privacy Issues
Advising a number of Italian and international companies on data protection requirements and procedures in Italy and France, such as notification, drafting forms and complaints before the competent regulatory authority.
Key contacts
If you have any questions, contact a member of the Data Security Disputes team for assistance:
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