Cyber Extortion Payments: Ethical Considerations for Legal Practitioners - Client CPD On Demand Program 2025
In this session, we take a close look at the role of legal practitioners in advising on cyber extortion demands, including an examination of ethical considerations and conduct rules. This wide-ranging discussion explores the unique role lawyers play in navigating this ethically challenging area. The webinar will cover:
Involvement in negotiations for payments to criminal organisations.
Advising on payments in the context of solicitor conduct rules.
Advising on the insurability of cyber claims including extortion payments.
Reconciling payment with guidance from government, regulators and law enforcement.
How ethics play into director decisions to pay or not to pay.
Legal professional privilege in a cyber context.
This session provides the opportunity to deepen your understanding of your ethical obligations in this complex area (and the ethical conundrum faced by those in management and governance positions).
Involvement in negotiations for payments to criminal organisations.
Advising on payments in the context of solicitor conduct rules.
Advising on the insurability of cyber claims including extortion payments.
Reconciling payment with guidance from government, regulators and law enforcement.
How ethics play into director decisions to pay or not to pay.
Legal professional privilege in a cyber context.
This session provides the opportunity to deepen your understanding of your ethical obligations in this complex area (and the ethical conundrum faced by those in management and governance positions).