Legal Experts

Dean Armstrong Barrister KC, The 36 Group

Dean Armstrong

DEAN ARMSTRONG KC is the UK’s leading barrister and King’s Counsel on cyber law. He advises governments and multinationals around the world on all aspects of cyber law, Blockchain, crypto-currencies, and cyber litigation. He is the author of two seminal textbooks on the subject, with two more to come: “Cyber Litigation-Law and Practice” and “Cyber Insurance”.He has advised Barclays Bank, The Bank of England, Vodafone, Whitbread, and Bosch.He has advised the Government and Prime Minister... Read more

Christopher Hutchings Defamation and Privacy Partner, Hamlins

Christopher Hutchings

CHRISTOPHER HUTCHINGS is an industry leading expert in the field of reputation management and has helped businesses resolve problems that threaten the reputation of the business or the privacy and integrity of those behind it. He has considerable experience in handling unprecedented crisis situations and is used to working to pressurised timescales.“Christopher is incredibly good. He is very well organised and gets things done.”Legal500

Martin Polaine Barrister

Martin Polaine

MARTIN POLAINE is a barrister (England & Wales) of over 30 years’ experience, a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR).He has advised states, corporates and individuals in Africa, Asia and Europe on anti-corruption, AML/financial regulatory, dispute resolution, public international law and international/transnational criminal law. He has extensive experience in civil law, as well as common law, states and his practice includes... Read more

Matthew Pryke Commercial Technology Partner, Hamlins

Matthew Pryke

MATTHEW PRYKE has extensive experience advising businesses on the full ambit of data protection, privacy and cyber security matters. He works closely with companies advising them on the best practical and legal measures to mitigate and manage security breaches and ensure compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulations. He advises CEOs and senior management on how to create the best legal, technological and security governance strategies for the business. Matthew has worked as a... Read more

Arvinder Sambei Barrister

Arvinder Sambei

ARVINDER SAMBEI is a practising barrister of over 30 years’ experience and one of the directors of London-based Amicus Legal Consultants.She has previously held the posts of Head of Criminal Law at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Legal Adviser to the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) at the UK’s Ministry of Defence and Principal/Senior Crown Prosecutor (Crown Prosecution Service of England & Wales). As a prosecutor, she had conduct of many of the UK’s high profile extradition, counter-terrorism,... Read more

Ben Symons Barrister, The 36 Group

Ben Symons

BEN SYMONS is a barrister at The 36 Group. He specialises in data protection and privacy law. Ben also advises on and undertakes litigation in relation to all aspects of data protection and privacy law that arise from cyber security incidents and data breaches. Ben also advises on litigation strategy in relation to defending shareholder class actions relating to data breaches. Ben has published numerous articles in relation to data protection and an organisation's obligations... Read more