From: The Law Society Gazette
London court overhaul to prioritise counter cybersecurity threats
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There is no doubt that cybercrime and complex fraud are ever-increasing threats to businesses of all sizes, national and international. The legal profession is no stranger to this, the global ransomware attack on DLA Piper in June 2017 being a rude awakening for some.
Cybercrime and complex financial fraud are now inextricably linked. Will the latest proposal for a ’state-of-the-art, multi-purpose’ court primarily focusing on fraud, financial crime and cybercrime be part of the answer to the fast evolving problem? The City of London Corporation and Ministry of Justice hope so.
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