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Jan

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Online – we will send the Zoom link on the morning of the event.

Quantum Technology: Exploring the legal issues, policy and regulator approach, and practical use cases

Feb

1:30pm – 5:30pm

Mayer Brown International LLP

Data Protection Conference 2026

Feb

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Clifford Chance

Strategic Tech Contracting Uncovered: Real-World Perspectives from Legal, Business, and Technology Leaders

Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How teenage hackers hijack the internet

Fiona Phillips reviews a new book investigating just who is behind the chaos sown by hackers Anyone who works in cybersecurity will be familiar with the enduring stereotype of the teenage boy hunched in a dark bedroom, headphones on, fingers flying, wreaking global havoc between homework assignments. In Ctrl + Alt + Chaos, Joe Tidy…

Taking the Hackers to Court: Why Injunctions Should Be Part of Your Cyber Response Playbook

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 15, 2026

Wes Walker and Freya Ollerearnshaw look at how injunctions can be helpful in response to a cyber attack Picture this: you’re an executive facing a nightmare cyber-attack scenario. An email has just hit your inbox from an unknown perpetrator claiming to have hacked your systems and stolen data. They are demanding a ransom: if you…

Data centres: emerging risks and regulation

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 14, 2026

As data centres become a critical part of our infrastructure, Peter Dalton, Adil Tirmizi and Sophia Wah review the current risks and regulations around them. Demand for data centres continues to grow globally, driven by increased computing requirements for AI and continued demand for data and connectivity, the trend towards cloud computing and IOT capability….

Attorney-Client Privilege at Risk: The Hidden Danger in Digital Intake Forms

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 12, 2026

Camilo Artiga-Purcell flags up some of the cybersecurity, data protection and privilege risks associated with client-intake forms. Solicitors and barristers across England and Wales have embraced digital transformation, adopting sophisticated case management systems, e-discovery platforms, and document automation tools. Yet many overlook a critical vulnerability: the web forms used to collect confidential client and prospective…

UK Cybersecurity Reform: Incoming Changes via the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 12, 2026

Rachael Gibbons and Rory Coutts pick out the key points of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill currently in Parliament. The Background to the New Bill On 12 November, the Government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (“Bill”) to Parliament to update the UK’s current cybersecurity law, The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018…

UK Ransomware Legislative Proposals: An Explainer

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 12, 2026

An infographic compiled by Fiona Phillips outlining the proposals for dealing with ransomware attacks following the consultation earlier this year….

Just Published: Computers & Law: Cybersecurity Special Issue

Analysis, Cyber Issue 2025 • January 12, 2026

Fiona Phillips, guest editor of our Cybersecurity special issue and chair of the SCL Cybersecurity Group, stresses the importance of cyber for lawyers and for wider society As Chair of the Cybersecurity and Law Committee for the Society for Computers and Law, I am honoured to introduce this special edition devoted to one of the…