In SMO (A Child) v Tiktok Inc. & Ors [2022] EWHC 489, the High Court considered an alternative basis for bringing a representative claim for loss of control under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018

Charlie Weston-Simons (UK)
Adventures in cyber litigation: Frozen crypto-assets and the role of cyber insurance
For some time, cyber exposure has been at or near the top of every major company’s risk register.…
Interim proprietary injunction granted over bitcoin cyber extortion payment
By Ffion Flockhart (UK), Charlie Weston-Simons (UK), Steven Hadwin (UK) & Ally Corbridge (UK) on
An interim proprietary injunction has been granted by the English High Court over a bitcoin ransom payment paid to a third-party wallet.…
Lloyd v Google – putting the brakes on English data breach litigation?
By Steven Hadwin (UK), Ffion Flockhart (UK), Jonathan Ball (UK), Marcus Evans (UK), Charlie Weston-Simons (UK) & Rahul Mansigani (UK) on
A judgment handed down today by the English High Court will be welcomed by UK data controllers. Lloyd v Google [2018] EWHC 2599 represents a corollary to recent case law expanding the circumstances in which litigation may be brought in…