Data Protection and Privacy

Our privacy and data protection team understand the need for clients to be able to use and protect their data while still meeting their legal obligations. They are experts in dealing with privacy compliance, cyberattacks, requests for personal information and privacy and data breaches. Our litigators also provide strong advocacy in the face of complex privacy matters, whether engaging with regulators, seeking injunctions in the High Court or appearing before the Human Rights Revenue Tribunal.

We have some of New Zealand's recognised leading privacy and data experts who deal with mission critical privacy and data issues every day and who are well versed in New Zealand's Privacy Act.

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• The Privacy Act 2020.
• GDPR.
• Data breaches.
• Cybersecurity and cyberattacks.

Much of the privacy-related work we undertake for our clients is confidential. However, some of our recent work has included:

• Acting for a nationally significant online retail platform in relation to an Office of the Privacy Commissioner inquiry.
• Acting for a large media company on its appeal to the High Court following a finding by the Broadcasting Standards Authority that it had breached an individual's privacy.
• Acting for financial institutions and FMCG companies following high profile cyberattacks.