Cyber Resilience and You

Facing a cyber-attack can be overwhelming, and being prepared to make fast, legally sound decisions is vital.

Our specialist cyber solicitors can help your organisation build a robust governance framework before an attack occurs. If one does, we’ll guide you through legal reporting, stakeholder communications, customer and supply chain management, and reputation protection.

Whether you’re in the public or private sector, our cyber team is backed by industry-specific experts, so you’re supported when it matters most.

Cyber Lawyer

Key contacts

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Dr. Kerry Beynon

Partner

It’s not everyday that your “go to interests” are your job, but with over a decade of experience working in and around the cyber security industry, cyber law, risk management and governance are my genuine passions. Building lasting relationships with clients beyond single “matters”, I’m dedicated to understanding your business and to providing plain speaking commercially focussed legal advice to tackle challenges head-on to make a tangible impact.

Steven Murray

Partner, Head of IP and Technology Disputes

I’ve been ‘on call’ to clients facing data and security concerns for over a decade. Whether grappling with a Subject Access Request, or reeling from a cyber hack or ransomware attack, I will support you. Providing strategy and training to help your organisation prepare for the worst, or being a calm voice in the storm to focus on the tasks required to get your organisation get back on its feet as soon as possible.

Supporting your organisation

Whether you’re a start-up or international organisation, our services can be tailored to your needs.

Ask us about HCR Resilience, our cyber specific legal service which includes:

Pre-event support:

  • Data governance and risk management
  • Cyber regulation compliance
  • Contract reviews and negotiations (customer and supply chain)
  • Policies and procedures
  • Training
  • Assisting with business continuity plans
  • Assistance with risk assessments

Wondering if we can support you in a way that is not listed above? Get in touch – let’s talk.

During / Post-event support:

  • 24 hour legal support in the event of a breach
  • Legal advice regarding reporting obligations
  • Dealing with regulators and key internal and external stakeholders
  • Logging of steps taken when responding to an incident
  • Reputation management
  • Litigation and dispute resolution.
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In the heart of the cyber community

We work with cyber businesses of all sizes and stages of development. Our clients include many cyber technology SMEs, and we are currently advising a key provider of government incubation programmes.

We’re truly rooted in the sector, regularly working from dedicated tech co-working spaces including Hub 8 in Cheltenham, Tramshed Tech in Cardiff and Plexal (Stratford) in London. Our expertise and commitment to cyber businesses is well known and resulted in us being asked to provide ongoing legal training to each cohort of the National Cyber Security Centre’s prestigious “NCSC for Start Ups” programme.

Our engagement in this community means we are now instructed by many cyber technology businesses, given our deep experience of the issues they face and the expertise we have to support them.

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Keep yourself updated

We produce a quarterly newsletter, Tech Law, which covers the latest news and developments impacting the technology sector.

Each issue features articles from our specialist technology advisors covering a range of issues including cryptocurrencyintellectual property, cyber law, disputes and international impacts.

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Recognition of our work

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Hear what our clients say about us

Your expert guidance, whether through insightful advice during our monthly meetings, facilitating key introductions, or sharing your deep knowledge of data protection, has been instrumental in strengthening both our contractual practices and our compliance framework.

Client testimonial Technology & Innovation

Wayne is wonderful to work with. He is excellent with clients, assertive but not aggressive with opponents, commercially astute, has a good reputation with judges and has excellent tactical judgement.

Client testimonial Chambers 2026

Nicola is an exceptional lawyer with unsurpassed technical knowledge in a very specialist area. She is very approachable, a real advocate and champion for women and social diversity in the sector.

Client testimonial Chambers 2026

The very hardworking Nicola McNeely is an expert in a number of fields and effortlessly explains the most technical of subjects and associated legal points in a straightforward and meaningful way.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Nicola McNeely is an outstanding legal professional with strong expertise in the crypto and blockchain space. Her advice is always clear, practical, and tailored to the fast-moving nature of the industry and our needs.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

They have a flexible approach, which works well in the SME market and they are well tuned to client requirements and culture. The technology team is a significant differentiation in the market, in particular in relation to NFTs and virtual currency.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Martyn Davies – has a high degree of integrity, clarity of communication and an in depth understanding and appreciation of SME client requirements, concerns and needs. Martyn can be trusted to take commercial and pragmatic approaches.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Very capable team, clear communication and were proportionate in their contact with us. Good judgement on whether we needed email or fact to face communication.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

The team members took time to really listen and understand our concerns and the nuanced situation, so the advice we received was not only helpful from a legal perspective but also recognised emotion and context.

Client testimonial Legal 500 2026

Another key practitioner is the vastly experienced data protection/cyber security expert Kerry Beynon.

The Legal 500 2025 TMT (Wales) IT and Telecoms

Much of the firm’s success in the area can be attributed to the efforts of ‘knowledgeable and commercially astute’ team head Nicola McNeely, who is skilled at ‘explaining the most technical of subjects in a straightforward and meaningful way’, including blockchain and NFT matters.

The Legal 500 2025 TMT (Wales) IT and Telecoms

Appreciated for its ‘practical and cost-effective service’, as well as its ability and willingness to be engaged with the latest market trends, HCR Law has quickly gained traction since establishing an office in Cardiff in 2020.

The Legal 500 2025 TMT (Wales) IT and Telecoms

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