Cyber security
ChannelLife UK, Security Brief UK, IT Brief UK and CFO Tech UK report on legislative gaps in cybersecurity, as the legal profession remains vulnerable to cyber security risks.
The pieces mention the Law Society’s recent research on cyber security, which shows that 65% of law firms have been victims of cyber incidents.
Sanctions
Anna Bradshaw, a member of the Law Society’s European Union Committee, writes in Global Investigations Review about lawyers advising on sanctions.
Also worth a read:
- Aftermath of the riots in England are providing an early test of the 2023 Online Safety Act, with at least three cases involving recently created offences prohibiting the spread of false information - FT (£)
- More people are appearing in courts across England for their involvement in the riots last week - BBC
- Top lawyers announce they will stop posting on X or quit the site altogether in response to the actions of its owner Elon Musk - Gazette
- Explainer: New legislation on data sharing and cyber security – Solicitors Journal
- Labour urged to scrap £4bn Tory mega-jails plan and fund rehabilitation - Guardian
- UK rental price growth close to record high – FT (£)
- Mayor Sadiq Khan built just 71 affordable homes last quarter, 1,000 shy of personal target - Independent
- Mayor Sadiq Khan to consider introducing rent controls in London – Telegraph (£)
- Labour will evaluate voter ID laws that were put into place by the previous Tory government - Standard
- Rail strikes near end as union and government reach deal for pay rise – BBC