Between Cybersecurity And Arbitration In Times Of Coronavirus Warnings, Suggestions And New Frontiers

Coronavirus, smart working and digital communications systems: general problems and threats arising at companies' level and within the law firms

The state of emergency related to the spread of COVID-19, which has caused an unexpected global move of law firms, clients and institutions to remote working procedures, is likely to produce an increase of malware attacks. Indeed, despite the digitalisation process and the considerable amount of money invested by law firms in cybersecurity and safety nets, most of the players in the legal market, as well as their clients, are not prepared to manage properly the new situation, especially considering its massive scale and the uncertainty regarding how much it will last. At the same time, we can forecast an increase of litigation and arbitration procedures due to the number of contractual breaches related to the emergency, a move towards online dispute resolution, and a rise of hearings and discovery in a remote mode. For