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NLJ this week: Brexit, cyber, pandemic

22 January 2021
Issue: 7917 / Categories: Legal News , Cyber , Covid-19 , Risk management
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There may be trouble ahead, not least with IT security, business uncertainty, the pandemic and Brexit

Risk and compliance solicitor Frank Maher, partner at Legal Risk, suggests a few areas of risk for law firms to focus on as we begin the year.

Money laundering and financial sanctions rules have changed, requiring firms to reassess their exposure.

Another issue to consider is the option of having separate cyber cover―a subject professional indemnity insurers are increasingly asking about.

Read Frank Maher’s article here.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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