Cyper espionage

The Kingdom of Bahrain does not enjoy sovereign immunity from allegations it used surveillance software to spy on dissidents in the UK, the Supreme Court has held

The Law Commission has reported that its recommendations on espionage, set out in its ‘Protection of Official Data’ report, were implemented in the National Security Act 2023 (NSA 2023). 

‘Kompromat, often used in Russia to keep politicians and businesspeople in line, is now frequently being submitted as evidence in the courts of England and Wales,’ writes Natalie Todd, partner at Cooke Young & Keidan, in this week’s NLJ.

Natalie Todd surveys the boundaries for evidence gained by covert surveillance & other underhand tactics

Flavia Kenyon outlines the increasing threat of ransomware cyber attacks on big business

Flavia Kenyon discusses the dangers of cyber espionage & global insecurity