China Cyber Security and Data Protection Update – March 2021

07 April, 2021
This e-bulletin summarises the latest developments in cybersecurity and data protection in China. We focus on four areas: regulatory, enforcement, industry and international developments. Our Highlights The financial regulators have continued to increase their efforts to develop and protect financial data. The People’s Bank of China released new standards on enhancing the data capability of … Read more

Consumer class actions – global perspectives

24 March, 2021
The latest edition of our Future of Consumer series looks at key areas of class action risk that businesses in the Consumer sector are facing across key jurisdictions of the UK, the US, and Australia, including: Product liability and consumer law; Supply-chain issues (with a focus on business human rights and environmental, social, and governance); … Read more

China Cyber Security and Data Protection Update – Review of 2020 and Outlook for 2021

20 January, 2021
2020 has been an active year for developments in China’s cybersecurity and data protection regimes. In this e-bulletin we highlight the major regulatory and enforcement developments during the year in three key areas: Security protection, where continuous regulatory efforts have been made to supplement technical standards in order to progress the establishment of the multi-level … Read more

FLAG meeting: Ransomware and data class actions

06 January, 2021
Herbert Smith Freehills and the Federation Against Software Theft are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on Wednesday 20 January 2021, where expert speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills will provide insights into the following topical issues: Ransomware: Ransomware attacks are on the increase and the impact in terms of disruption and damage to reputation … Read more