Private Client
United Kingdom
01 September 2025
The data and cyber team at Taylor Wessing LLP is jointly led by Christopher Jeffery and Victoria Hordern and is rated for its data protection corporate support work and legislative compliance advice across multiple jurisdictions. Jeffrey leverages significant knowledge of UK and international regulatory regimes to advise a range of clients on the full gamut of issues. Hordern is a reference in the life sciences and healthcare markets. In February 2025, Michael Yates left the team.
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Testimonials
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- 'The people we have worked with have been amazing to collaborate with; in fact, our collaboration has been problem-free. They are detail-oriented and put in the time and focus needed for the issues we have collaborated on.'
- 'Chris Jeffery is a fantastic partner.'
- 'Very practical advice provided to complex issues.'
- 'Very responsive and pragmatic.'
- 'Chris Jeffrey has been the cornerstone of our collaboration and has been very professional, knowledgeable, very easy to work with, and is able to predict potential issues and has always been able to find a way forward.'
- 'From the very start, the team has handled all aspects with decision and confidence by showing high technical knowledge and experience in handling cyberattacks. It was very comforting to know they had everything under control from a legal viewpoint and beyond.'
Key clients
- Curonix
Work highlights
Advised a number of pension schemes, professional trustee firms (such as IGG) and sole trustees with matters including: administrator and other supplier agreement review and audit, data privacy reviews, breach preparedness plans, trustee set-up compliance and data breach simulation exercises.
Undertook an assessment of Curonix's compliance with data protection laws in the UK and advised on a wide range of issues including transparency, marketing, lawful processing, international data transfers, data security and data sharing.
Practice head
Christopher Jeffery; Victoria Hordern
Other key lawyers
Jo Joyce; Ed Spencer