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During September and October 2025, the UK government, National Cyber Security Centre and Information Commissioner’s Office all issued new guidance on how to guard against cyber attacks. This article summarises that guidance and explains who it is most relevant to.
It's important to understand how Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) has altered the status quo, not only to remain compliant with privacy and data protection laws, but also to take to take advantage of a legal framework that has been clarified and relaxed in various ways. This article from Robert Beveridge focuses on the parts of DUAA relating to AI and copyright.
Two years following the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) beyond the personal injury sphere of civil litigation in England and Wales, and following discussions with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee, the MoJ has just published the long awaited ‘stocktake’ of the FRC.
In recent years, many organisations - particularly in the public sector - have seen a marked increase in the exercise of data subject rights under the UK GDPR. Among these, the right of access stands out as the most frequently invoked. For in-house lawyers in the healthcare sector, this trend presents both operational and legal challenges, especially as the volume of data subject access requests (DSARs) continues to rise.
The High Court has held that a limitation of liability clause in an engagement letter was not effective to limit the liability of a liquidator for breaches of duty by them during an MVL.
Following a German Courts’ refusal to recognise a Plan approved under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006, the recent case of Re Standard Profil Automotive GMBH [2025] EWHC 2312 provided the opportunity for the Court to consider the international effectiveness of Part 26 reorganisation Schemes.
A claim brought by administrators against a director, seeking the recovery of payments alleged to be preferences or transactions at an undervalue, has been dismissed.
The Court dismissed both parties’ applications for strike out on the basis the disputed facts and matters required consideration at trial.
The Court considered whether it should sanction a Restructuring Plan (RP) for a company with a total debt burden of circa £6m, particularly where HMRC had presented a winding up petition, and concluded that it should.
The High Court has dismissed a winding-up petition against Binomia Ltd, finding a genuine and substantial dispute over the debt’s enforceability under a parent company guarantee. The judgment offers key reminders on insolvency petition standards.
First instance judge grants appellant rare leapfrog certificate enabling it to leapfrog the Court of Appeal.
The role of a deputy for a person’s property and financial affairs is an important role, and one which means you have the responsibility of making financial decisions on behalf of an incapacitated person. The Office of the Public Guardian – whose role it is to make sure deputies are acting in a person’s best interests – have prepared a helpful guide setting out the key steps a deputy should take at the outset of their role.