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Article 14/05/2019
Commercial Brief May 2019: market insights
A summary of recent developments raising issues in relation to the regulation of the Internet of Things, ethical guidance for artificial intelligence, a consultation to reduce the cost of litigation, environmental considerations in central government contracts, a review of the Consumer Contract Regulations, a consultation on confidentiality clauses, greater protection for residential tenants and an awaited appeal to decide the extent of an employers’ liability for their employees actions.
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Article 07/05/2019
Can corporates hack the increasing number of cyber attacks?
Cyber attacks have been a board-level issue for many years, but as technological advances increase, the scale and scope of the threat increases in tandem. It is therefore not surprising that cyber security has joined privacy, data protection, modern slavery, anti-bribery and money laundering, amongst others, as a key element of any business’ corporate governance strategy.
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News 22/03/2019
Kennedys secures Manchester base for Scandinavian insurer
We are pleased to announce that we recently acted for Norwegian insurer Protector Insurance in securing a ten-year lease in Manchester.
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Article 04/03/2019
SMEs: Emerging risks - Tackling the challenges facing SMEs
SMEs may be concerned about keeping a competitive advantage - but it’s the evolving workforce challenges that can have the greatest impact on their success.
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Article 04/03/2019
SMEs: Emerging risks - Protecting the little guys
A changing risk landscape is creating new challenges for SMEs and those tasked with providing the sector with insurance.
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Article 04/03/2019
SMEs: Emerging risks - Cybersecurity for smaller businesses
The potentially devastating consequences of large-scale cyber data breaches may be bigger for SME’s, as they lack the same resources to protect themselves against an attack.
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News 31/01/2019
Scottish property experts choose Kennedys to advise on first English office
We recently acted for Scottish-based PMP – an independent consultancy providing specialist commercial property advice – in securing a five-year lease in Manchester, the company’s first permanent office location in England.
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Article 23/01/2019
Google fined €50 million under GDPR
The French data protection regulator, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Liberties (CNIL), has levied a fine of €50 million against technology giant Google for breaches of the GDPR.
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Article 14/01/2019
Planning business growth in 2019? Get your cyber security credentials up to scratch first
SMEs looking to grow in 2019 have been warned to ensure their cyber security credentials stand up to scrutiny or risk losing hard-won business.
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Article 03/12/2018
E-signature reform – contractual issues in the digital economy era
Companies are increasingly questioning why their contracts and customer and supplier interactions cannot be entirely paperless. Whilst legislation and case law would suggest that it is possible, uncertainty remains around the legal status of e-signatures, especially where legislation requires a document to be ‘signed’ or executed as a deed.