Privacy & data

Data breaches & incident response

Calm, strategic legal support when personal or confidential information is lost, accessed, disclosed or used without authority.

See how we can help

Clear legal direction

The first hours of an information incident can shape the legal, operational and reputational outcome. We help teams establish the facts, preserve privilege where appropriate, assess harm and make defensible decisions about containment, notification and remediation.

How we can help

Advice built around the real decision.

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Immediate legal triage and incident response support

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Assessment of serious harm and notification obligations

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Engagement with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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Communications to affected people and stakeholders

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Supplier, insurer and contractual response issues

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Review after an incident, remediation and governance reporting

When to get in touch

You may be dealing with this now.

Information has been sent to the wrong person or exposed online

A cyber incident involves personal or commercially sensitive data

A supplier has reported an incident affecting your organisation

You need an independent review after the immediate response

The aim

A controlled response, a documented legal assessment and a practical plan to reduce harm and address the underlying cause.

A clear first step

Tell us what you need to decide.

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