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Engaging with cybersecurity has become essential for every type of business whatever their size or sector. Increased digitalisation and new technologies are allowing businesses to grow rapidly. However, cyber risks increase in tandem with these opportunities and every modern business should expect to experience a data breach.  

CMS has advised on over 500 cyber incidents to date and covers over 50 jurisdictions as part of our global cyber network.  Our approach is to tackle cyber issues holistically and globally.


"They know their law, they know the market, they have the ability to provide solutions not just give advice."

Legal 500, 2021

"The team has built up masses of experience and is excellent at using that experience to develop new talent; much needed in this growth space."

Legal 500, 2021

"Having been one of the early firms to create a global incident response service, that service is now one of the best we use. It operates seamlessly to provide global advice in short time frames and without incurring massive costs."

Legal 500, 2021
01/10/2019
CMS Emergency Response Support Line
Any incident.  Any time.  CMS' dedicated response team is available 24 hours a day to help clients to limit their exposure following an emergency incident.               Call us 24/7 on: +44...
CMS Breach Assistant
Breach Assistant is an innovative and unique mobile platform developed...
Data Law Navigator
Use the Data Law Navigator for a quick look at data protection laws in...

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12/12/2024
The Government issue The Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (“DCMS”) issued the Internet Television Equipment Regulations 2024 (“ITERs”) on 22 October 2024, as it takes the next step in progressing the new online...
11/12/2024
EU’s final ITS version extends the scope of ICT services subject to DORA
On 2 December 2024, the final version of implementing technical standards (ITS) on standard templates for the register of information was published as Commission Implementing Regulation 2024/2956 in the...
11/12/2024
Ofcom’s Consultation on Broadcast Licence Breach Procedures: What you need...
On 3 December 2024, the UK converged communications regulator, Ofcom, opened a consultation on proposed revisions to its General Procedures (the “Pro­ced­ure(s)”) for investigating potential breaches...
03/12/2024
UK Government’s 2025 Statutory Levy on Gambling Operators
The UK government has published its response to the consultation on the structure, distribution, and governance of the statutory levy on gambling operators.  It is set to introduce the statutory levy...
02/12/2024
The Emotional (Perception) Rollercoaster Continues: Supreme Court agrees...
In July 2024, the UK Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Emotional Perception v Comptroller, ruling that Emotional Perception’s deep learning AI recommender system was a computer program “as...
28/11/2024
CMS’s insights on COP29 themes
The discussions at COP29 Azerbaijan show how difficult it is to achieve global environmental goals. CMS lawyers have been reflecting on the themes of the conference in short videos and articles, housed...
28/11/2024
Insights on contribution claims under the 2010 Act from Riedweg v HCC International...
The decision in Riedweg v HCC International Insurance Plc & Anor [2024] EWHC 2805 (Ch) provides critical guidance for insurers on potential contribution claims or recovery actions where there is a claim...
27/11/2024
The CJC Review of Pre-Action Protocols – Phase Two Report (Final) now published
On 15 November 2021, the UK's Civil Justice Council (CJC) published an Interim Report initiating a consultation on pre-action protocols (PAPs).  The consultation closed in January 2022. CMS responded...
25/11/2024
Upheld: ASA rules against gambling ads in their latest action against social...
Upheld: ASA rules against gambling ads in their latest action against social casinosOn 25 September 2024, the Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) issued rulings against five different social...
21/11/2024
Critical third parties: final policy and rules demonstrate a welcome cooperation...
The new critical third parties (CTPs) regime comes into force from 1 January, 2025 and will be hugely significant for designated CTPs to the UK financial sector.The policy statement issued jointly by...
18/11/2024
EU cybersecurity agency opens consultation on draft NIS2 guidance
On 7 November 2024, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published for industry consultation the draft implementing guidance to support relevant entities to implement technical and methodological requirements...
13/11/2024
Stepping up the game: Women’s Professional Leagues Limited becomes new...
On 15 August 2024, The Football Association (the “FA”) formally announced that the temporarily named Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (“WPLL”) would be handed legal ownership of the Barclays...