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Article 01/07/2022
Maryland has updated its Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”), and while PIPA may not be considered a “comprehensive” privacy law, the revisions to PIPA enacted under House Bill 962 (“the Act” or “HB 962”) will bring some of PIPA’s provisions in line with the comprehensive data privacy laws recently enacted by a handful of other states.
Article 27/06/2022
Cyber policies provide front-line action to aim to control the crisis and regain access. This can include the appointment of forensic IT experts, expert ransom negotiators, public relations experts and lawyers. Even though the actual cyber-attack may be successfully resolved, here we explore how a cyber-attack could potentially have impacts on D&O policies.
News 23/06/2022
We have reported our highest ever revenue of £286m, up 8% from £264m* the previous year. The most significant growth came in North America, where revenue was up 24% to £55m, following a continued growth period fed by work from new and existing clients, a series of lateral hires and the opening of a new office in Delaware.
Article 11/05/2022
Connecticut is the fifth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. Senate Bill 6, “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring” (“CTDPA” or “Act”), passed in both chambers of the state legislature on April 22, 2022, and April 28, 2022, respectively, and Governor Ned Lamont signed it into law on May 10, 2022. The Act will go into effect on July 1, 2023, with the exception of certain provisions.
News 10/05/2022
Global insurance and litigation law firm Kennedys has promoted six new partners in Australia, a significant share of the record round of 22 partner promotions worldwide that take effect from 1 May 2022. This is the largest round of internal promotions since Kennedys opened the first Australian office in 2006.
Article 09/05/2022
The State Opening of Parliament will take place on 10 May 2022, with the Queen’s Speech setting out the Government’s agenda and economic plans for the next session. We take a look at what new laws could be announced and what measures from last year’s Queen’s Speech are confirmed as being carried over.
Article 22/04/2022
We asked Joel Durston to give some insight into his role as an Associate in our London office and to give an idea of what it’s like working in our global cyber team.
Article 21/04/2022
On March 22, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled that two ACE insurers were obligated to indemnify Target Corporation (“Target”) for the amounts it paid to settle claims related to replacement of payment cards impacted in a data breach, vacating an earlier decision in which the court found that Target was not entitled to coverage.
Report 11/04/2022
In this report, Kennedys experts explore key legal and regulatory developments, and provide an overview of the business critical topics which motor and transport insurers should consider as they plan for operational resilience in 2022.
News 30/03/2022
Kennedys continues US growth with the addition of four attorneys in Miami and New York. We are targeting US expansion with the addition of two new partners in two of our East Coast offices. Partner Niva Harney-Hiller is joining our Miami office, bringing with her a special counsel and one associate, while Daniel Marvin joins as partner in our New York office.
