Renown Corporation Pty Ltd v SEMF Pty Ltd [2022] NSWCA 233 A recent NSW Court of Appeal (NSWCA) decision, Renown, highlights the potential for IT providers that breach supply and installation contracts – and their insurers – to end up paying out higher damages awards. Notably, the NSWCA found that the proper measure of damages […]
We are delighted to publish Issue 4 of our Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report, which is our final wrap-up of relevant news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and data fields for the year. In this month’s report, we look at a range […]
Recent major cyber incidents and associated data breaches in Australia, particularly those involving Optus and Medibank, have triggered a maelstrom of breach, policy and legislative developments. The Australian Government has taken swift legislative action to increase the consequences of data breaches by amending the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), and has indicated there will be an […]
In this month’s issue of Wotton Kearney’s Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report, we provide a wrap-up of cyber, tech and data risk news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand. We also share some relevant articles from our Legalign Global partners around the world. In this issue, we […]
We are delighted to publish the second issue of Wotton Kearney’s Cyber, Tech and Data Risk Report – our regular wrap-up of relevant news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in the cyber, tech and data fields. In this issue, we look at cyber issues, including the treatment […]
On 5 May 2022, the Federal Court delivered its penalty judgment in the RI Advice proceedings, which were commenced by ASIC for alleged breaches of its obligations as a financial services licensee under section 912A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) following numerous cyber incidents. The Court made declarations of contraventions and ordered RI Advice […]
In light of the frequent and ever-evolving risks and trends in the cyber, tech and data fields, Wotton Kearney is producing a regular wrap-up of relevant news for insurers, brokers and their customers doing business in Australia and New Zealand in these fields. In this inaugural report, we look at recent OAIC activity, the priorities […]
W+K is delighted to welcome Madga Blanch-de Wilt as a Special Counsel in our Cyber, Privacy + Data Security team. Magda, who was formerly the Legal Business Partner, Networks & IT at Telstra, is a leading technology lawyer who specialises in cybersecurity, data and technology law, including pre-breach, risk mitigation and ESG and governance issues. […]
Avram Lum, Wotton Kearney’s eDiscovery and Cyber Forensic Manager, has achieved Relativity Expert status by gaining his Relativity Certified Administrator (RCA), and Relativity Analytics Specialist and Relativity Processing Specialist certifications. He is now one of a small number of people in Australia formally recognised as a Relativity Expert. Congratulations Avram! Read more about W+K’s cyber […]
Our congratulations go to W+K’s Kieran Doyle who has been nominated as Cyber Risk Person of the Year (Rest of the World category) in the prestigious 2022 Advisen Cyber Risk Awards. Also nominated are our Legalign Global colleagues at Wilson Elser (Cyber Law Firm of the Year) and DAC Beachcroft’s Hans Allnutt (Cyber Risk Person […]
