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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) and Rahul Mansigani (UK) on October 8, 2018 Posted in Data breach, Dispute resolution and litigation

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 relation to breaches of data protection legislation. Most notably, the case: reinforces the need for … Continue reading

Vicarious liability in UK data breach-related litigation – is Morrisons a game-changer?

By Steven Hadwin (UK), Jonathan Ball (UK), Ffion Flockhart (UK), Marcus Evans (UK) and Ralph Wilkinson (UK) on December 4, 2017 Posted in Data breach, Dispute resolution and litigation

The High Court in London has handed down a judgment establishing that, as a matter of English law, a company can be held vicariously liable in respect of data breaches caused by its employees.… Continue reading

British supermarket chain faces group litigation action in the UK based on data breach

By Jonathan Ball (UK) on March 7, 2016 Posted in Data breach

In November of 2015, the English High Court in London approved a Group Litigation Order (“GLO”) allowing employees of one of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chains to join the pending action.… Continue reading