Sparke Bytes - June 2025
25 June 2025| 
Hamish is an accomplished senior technology lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience advising clients on commercial issues and regulatory matters across the information technology and communication industries.
Hamish enjoys demystifying the complex interaction of technology and the law.
Jason is a senior technology lawyer with over 15 years’ experience advising clients in the information technology space, including in relation to information technology procurement, data, privacy, digital infrastructure, telecommunications and information security related issues.
Welcome to the third edition of Sparke Bytes, a quarterly publication where we explore the latest developments in the rapidly evolving fields of technology, privacy, artificial intelligence, and cyber. In this issue we:
- examine preserving legal professional privilege in a rapidly unfolding cyber breach
- consider artificial intelligence transcription
- highlight the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy
- discuss connected vehicles and the potential intersection with the Telecommunications Act
- explore Silent AI
- deep dive into what constitutes an electronic signature
- consider the urgent need for cyber insurance
- discuss mandatory reporting of ransomware and cyber extortion payments, and
- explore enforcing force majeure in a SaaS environment.
Our Technology, Cyber & Privacy team has extensive experience in helping you navigate the dynamic technology, data protection and privacy sectors. We act for a broad range of corporate and government clients across various industries including the financial services, energy and resources, health, manufacturing and consumer sectors.
We hope you find this publication insightful. If you have topics that you would like to see in our next quarterly update, please don't hesitate to contact one of our senior team.
