12 Nov, 2024 New criminal offence -'failure to prevent fraud' By Emma Watt The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) created the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’...
19 Aug, 2024 ICO issues £6m fine for software provider following 2022 ransomware attack By Emma Watt The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has provisionally imposed a £6m fine on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd, an NHS software...
17 Jul, 2024 Corporate sustainability and supply chain due diligence By Emma Watt The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive ((EU) 2024/1760) (the Directive) comes into force on 25 July 2024 and introduces new...
02 Oct, 2023 Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018: Delivering services to the health sector By Emma Watt The Department of Health and Social Care has published an updated guide for designated operators of essential services for healthcare in...
28 Feb, 2023 Game, sett and match - FOIA and EIRs By Emma Watt On 4 August, a complainant had written to Natural England and requested the following: 'Please disclose whether access has been permitted...
09 Dec, 2020 Counting the cost of Covid-19 By Emma Watt Many organisations have been operating a ‘buy now, budget later’ approach to Covid-19, which prioritises the safety of customers and...