Richard Breavington

Work Highlights

Advising a London-market insurer in relation to at high value (full policy limit) insurance coverage dispute arising from class action technology-related US litigation.

Advising a global technology company in relation to a potential high value recovery claim against its IT service provider following a significant ransomware incident which had led to extensive losses.

Advising a technology company in the health sector in relation to a high value claim arising from a software implementation dispute.

Advising a legal services organisation in relation to an extensive ransomware incident, including in relation to a range of legal and regulatory notification requirements.

Advising on insurance coverage under a technology error and omissions policy for potential liability on the part of a global provider of artificial intelligence-based technology.

Advising a retailer of medical-related products following a data breach incident which involved customer-related special category personal data.

Practice Areas

Richard is a Partner and Head of RPC's Cyber & Tech Insurance team.

Richard is an expert in data breach response, technology claims, data-related claims, cyber insurance and technology errors and omissions insurance. He has dealt with a range of technology and data related claims, ranging from claims arising out of data breach incidents, software implementation disputes through to data subject litigation. He also advises regularly on coverage issues under cyber and technology-related insurance.

Richard heads RPC's leading specialist data breach response team. The RPC team has handled many hundred personal data breaches, often working with cyber insurers, making it one of the most experienced data breach response teams around. The team have acted across a range of business sectors, with instructions from a range of sources, including being on panel for a number of leading cyber insurers.

Professional Memberships

Society for Computers and the Law

Publications

Richard is regularly quoted in the mainstream and sector-specific media in relation to data security law. He also presents at a range of events and conferences.