CYBERSECURITY

A core focus of our work is ensuring our technology clients – whether RegTech or Workplace Solutions businesses or from the wider SaaS sector – are protected from digital and online risk. In many cases, this means providing specialist cybersecurity and cyber crime advice

OUR EXPERTISE

Cybersecurity risk can come in the form of a threat to your hardware or software or the information you store or transmit via your IT systems. This includes potentially valuable and sensitive confidential information, personal data or your intellectual property. The impact on your business of a cybersecurity attack or data breach is not just limited to the direct ‘strike’ – it can also create regulatory and reputational risks in relation to how you respond.

If your business stores or processes information on behalf of clients as part of a service, any risk to your IT systems is also a risk to your clients, and they will need to be sure that your business has in place suitable cybersecurity measures to protect their data and systems from cybersecurity risks.  You’ll also have direct obligations under the law to do this.

Our cybersecurity solicitors combine market-leading technology sector expertise with a deep understanding of the multifaceted, rapidly changing nature of cybersecurity and data protection. You can read more about our data protection (including GDPR) and data privacy expertise here.

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PIERS
CLAYDEN
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GIBBS
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TAYLOR
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OUR WORK

printnode
PrintNode
The client had some very specific and technical data protection questions concerning the definition of...
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northrow
Northrow
We rolled out amendments to this client’s data processing terms and conditions to deal with the end of...
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classlist
Classlist
Classlist’s platform and app provides schools, PTAs and parents with an easy to use, secure, compliant...
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white stuff
White Stuff
We were engaged by this major online and offline clothing retailer (with outlets in Germany) to review...
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amberjack
Amberjack
We worked with Amberjack to understand the scope of their data use and this work led to our redrafting...
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tomorrows guides
Tomorrow's Guides
Tomorrow’s Guides needed to be able to continue providing its various online services, as well as generating...
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entitled to
Entitled To
E2 has developed an industry-leading and comprehensive UK benefits calculator which enables organisations...
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bobcheck
Bobcheck
Bobcheck is a platform designed for recruitment agencies to help them track candidate employment history...
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blue spires
BlueSpires
Blue Spires is an IT support services provider. In 2022 we assisted them with a general overhaul of their...
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world ecr
WorldECR
D.C. Houghton Ltd publishes the World ECR journal on global export controls and sanctions.
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WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY...

Commercially astute providing practical advice. Very proactive in keeping the in-house team informed of timings and costs
Legal 500, TMT, South East
Piers has proved to be a real asset to our small legal department. We regularly ask him to help with our commercial contracts work, particularly in the IT procurement space. Pragmatic and commercial, Piers is a pleasure to work with and I have no hesitation in recommending him.
DAVID PARSONS, GROUP LEGAL MANAGER, ENDSLEIGH INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED
Myself and other colleagues across different departments at Oxford Nanopore have relied on Piers' drafting and negotiating skills to help us conclude many agreements, some highly complex, including licensing, research collaborations and production and supply agreements.
DR SPIKE WILLCOCKS, VP BUSINESS AND CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Piers proved to be capable and effective, offering a highly flexible resource to help us cope with spikes in workload. I would have no hesitation in recommending him.
ANTHONY TABOR, GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR – UBIQUISYS LIMITED
Piers is a pleasure to deal with. Approachable and personable, he uses commercial plain English while providing clear practical advice under tight time frames and with excellent turnaround times. I would have no hesitation in recommending him.
PAUL HARVEY, DIRECTOR, CONTACTPARTNERS LIMITED
M3 Global Research operates an ISO 26362 certified panel with the highest quality data collection and project management capabilities that cover the spectrum of quantitative and qualitative market research techniques utilised today. Our panel has over 2 million physicians in more than 70 countries worldwide, necessitating the transfer of data throughout the world. Following the abandonment of Safe Harbor Clayden Law has provided timely and vital counsel to help us navigate the changing waters regarding the export of data between the EEA and the US.
ERIN AUSTIN, CORPORATE LEGAL COUNSEL, M3 INC.
As a part of their continued drive to make life easier for their clients, Shaw Gibbs have recently launched SGConnex, an online accounts service fully integrated with accounting software Xero, creating instant and ongoing access for businesses from anywhere at any time. Clayden Law team provided Shaw Gibbs with vital input into the structuring and tailoring of a bespoke set of terms and conditions for SGConnex as well as legal advice around e-commerce implications, data protection and security.
EDWARD PORTER, DIRECTOR, SHAW GIBBS
He has calmly and professionally handled complex negotiations involving some of our most high profile and high value technology projects. He really understands the [company] community culture and mission here and we see him as an invaluable and experienced trusted advisor. In addition to Piers, more recently we have been working with other members of the Clayden Law team (currently Sukhpreet Bhinder) as additional resource for our small legal team - they all bring the same no jargon, plain English approach to their work for us and they are all a pleasure to deal with.
GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL, MAJOR DIGITAL SOLUTIONS COMPANY
Hannah has helped with a very thorough overhaul of our terms and conditions and we have worked very closely with Piers on a number of projects on an almost daily basis. He is a pleasure to deal with – approachable and engaging which is a refreshing change from the more formal lawyers we might have dealt with in the past. He is a courteous negotiator that always strives to reach pragmatic solutions whilst protecting our commercial positions. Happy to recommend Piers and Hannah as technology law specialists.
NICK GIBSON, COO, SIRENUM
We are a fast growing company and they have been able to meet and exceed our need for fast turn around times. They clearly understand the SaaS workplace solutions industry and have been an enormous help both on commercial contract upgrades and negotiations and also data protection compliance issues (particularly around Brexit).
KATE FYSON, CFO/COO, OPEN BLEND
We have been pleased with the service they have provided – clear, thorough but pragmatic. I have enjoyed working with Clayden Law, Hannah Kirby in particular.
REBECCA KING, COMPANY SECRETARY, WHITE STUFF
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