Rhiannon Webster is a partner in our digital economy transactions practice
Rhiannon has 20 years' experience advising on information law both in the UK and on international projects. She advises on a full range of data protection issues to a wide range of clients including financial services companies, technology companies through to health providers. Rhiannon is commended for offering strategic commercial advice on data protection compliance obligations including in the context of new technologies such as cloud services, telematics, big data initiatives and the internet of things.
Rhiannon also advises on data security breach management and regulatory enforcement action including representing clients in their communications with the ICO and other regulators.
Rhiannon has worked closely with the Information Commissioners Office including being the legal expert on their citizens jury into the explainability of AI.
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Case studies
Post-incident cyber governance review - Listed Transport Company
08 Apr 2026
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Responding to a global cyber incident - Major Multinational Corporation
08 Apr 2026
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End-to-end cyber incident support - CS Energy
08 Apr 2026
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Cyber readiness review & simulation - Tier 1 Bank
08 Apr 2026
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Cyber incident transport & operational disruption - UK Public Transport Authority
08 Apr 2026
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Critical infrastructure sector resilience - Industry Owned Governance Body
08 Apr 2026
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Strategic cyber adviser to the CEO & Board - Medibank Private
08 Apr 2026
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Legal development
What's ahead 2026 – Technology industry in the EU and UK?
24 Mar 2026
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Data Bytes 64: Your UK and European Data Privacy update for February 2026
09 Mar 2026
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Data Bytes 63: Your UK and European Data Privacy update for November, December 2025 and January 2026
12 Feb 2026
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Podcasts
Governance & Compliance 7: The changing nature of cyberattacks and cyber regulation
10 Feb 2026
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Business Insight
Redefining cyber readiness: From perimeter defence to Board-level resilience
19 Jan 2026
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Latest news, deals and awards
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News Ashurst advises Arcus Infrastructure Partners on agreement to acquire WCCTV Group Limited
08 Jan 2026
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News Ashurst advises CERTANIA on acquisition of BB7 Group
22 Oct 2025
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News Ashurst advises Shop Circle on its acquisition of KrakenD
05 Sep 2025
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News Ashurst advises on sale of minority stake in Equitix to Hunter Point Capital
17 Jun 2025
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News Ashurst advises Equitix on Freedom Fibre Limited and VX Fiber Limited merger
20 Sep 2024
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News Ashurst advises Sojitz on investment in Pongo
22 May 2023
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Legal Outlook podcasts
Rhiannon Webster, Anthony Asindi and Tom Brookes discuss the overlooked changes to the investigatory powers of the UK’s data protection regulator under the Data (Use and Access) Act.
Listen to "Data Bytes episode 6"