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European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – July/August 2024

The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin” breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways. ...more

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Funding Representative Actions: The Strategic Decision between CPR 19.8 and Collective Actions in the CAT

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The English High Court offers limited routes to bring “opt-out” group claims but, in recent years, funded claimants have attempted to bring representative actions under CPR 19.8 at a notable rate. The rule has been available,...more

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The winding road ahead: navigating representative proceedings in the High Court

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With the rise of litigation funding of group actions, there has been an increasing use of representative actions by Claimants in recent years. In turn, Defendants are challenging this and the Courts are scrutinising cases in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What Is the Future for Opt-Out Class Actions in the UK After Lloyd v Google?

Takeaways - The U.K. Supreme Court, in its much-anticipated decision in Lloyd v Google, held that “opt-out” representative (class) actions cannot proceed unless the plaintiff proves material damage and shows that each class...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

UK Litigation - A Year in Summary

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This year saw the UK grapple with life after Brexit and, along with the rest of the world, the impact of the continued COVID-19 pandemic. As 2021 draws to a close, we round up the key events and developments from the year in...more

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Beyond Lloyd v Google: Are class actions for data breach dead?

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The decision of the UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google is a welcome relief for data controllers. However, is it the end of class actions for data breach?...more

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The Robins Kaplan Privacy Pulse - United Kingdom Supreme Court Blocks Multi Billion Dollar Class Action Suit Against Google

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The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, its highest court, blocked a bid for a $4.3 billion class action against Google over claims the company violated the country’s Data Protection Act (DPA). The claimants alleged that Google...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

UK Supreme Court Rules in Google’s Favor in Data Privacy Group Litigation with Major Implications for Data Breach Cases

The below is a brief summary of the judgment handed down in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 by the Supreme Court on November 10, 2021 as potentially one of the most significant and anticipated data privacy judgments to...more

Jenner & Block

Over Before They’d Begun: The End of the Road for Data Protection Class Actions? The UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021]...

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On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lloyd v Google LLC. In what will be seen as a landmark decision in the fields of data protection and collective actions in the UK, the Supreme...more

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Lloyd v Google a sigh of relief for data controllers

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In unanimously refusing to allow a representative action to proceed, the UK Supreme Court may have sounded the death knell for opt-out class actions in England for data breaches: Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50....more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.12.2021 | Top Story: Fed Stands Pat on Strategy Despite Inflation Worries Roiling Markets

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Despite the reemergence of inflation and bubbles as the concerns-of-the-day that caused markets to quiver their way to a 3-month low yesterday, Fed officials remained committed to their “wait and see” strategy on removing...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Data Privacy Fines and Damages “Double Jeopardy”: UK Supreme Court Hears Google “Class Action”

his week sees a key hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, an event long awaited by those familiar with data protection law proceedings in Europe. The case concerns the so-called “safari...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.22.2021 | Top Story: Google Threatens to Pull Search From Down Under Over Proposed Law

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Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the entirety of the Australian continent “if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.” Facebook...more

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Social Links: Internet Law Under Biden; New Tech-Laws Around The World; The UK’s Endorsement Guides

Experts anticipate that the incoming Biden administration will be tough on tech. What does that mean for the future of §230 of the Communications Decency Act? The antitrust suit against Google? China’s involvement in personal...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.16.2020 | Top Story: EU and UK Regulators Announce Sweeping New Laws Aimed at Big Tech Gatekeepers

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EU and British authorities unveiled new proposals this week to “crimp the power of ‘gatekeeper’ platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which policymakers argue deserve more oversight given their outsize...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2020 | Top Story: Banner Airbnb Public Trading Debut Has Some Worrying About Tech Bubble

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Because too much of a good thing is always trouble (especially on Wall Street), market watchers are warning of a new tech bubble after Airbnb’s monster IPO on Thursday. The home-sharing app’s shares rose more than 112% to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.7.2020 | Top Story: White House Sows Confusion on Stimulus as Fed Chair Urges Fiscal Action

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Here’s a fun little exercise. Pull up a chart of Tuesday's market activity, and see if you can pinpoint the exact moment the White House announced to the world that it was pulling support for another Covid stimulus bill...more

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CMA Signals New Path for UK Clamp Down on Big Tech

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On 1 July 2020, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a statement outlining a series of regulatory initiatives aimed at Google and Facebook, focussed on digital advertising. This follows the release of...more

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Bipartisan Bill Would Regulate Automated COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology

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A new federal COVID-19 data privacy bill with bipartisan support, the Exposure Notification Privacy Act, would have a substantially narrower scope of application than two previous partisan draft COVID-19 privacy laws. The...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.21.2020 | Top Story: Podcaster Joe Rogan Signs Spotify Deal Worth $100M

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Podcasting megastar (and, for me, “News Radio” jack-of-all-trades) Joe Rogan has signed a multiyear deal to bring his “Joe Rogan Experience” show to Spotify, an agreement that “could be worth more than $100 million based on...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

U.K. Data Privacy Regulator Weighs in on Apple and Google’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Proposal

On April 17, the U.K. Information Commissioner (Commissioner) published an Opinion on the recently announced joint initiative by Apple and Google to assist health authorities with contact tracing in the fight against...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.13.2020 | Top Story: Britain Investigates Ties Between Jeffrey Epstein and Barclays CEO Staley

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UK regulators are probing ties between disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Barclays CEO Jes Staley. The bank’s board is so far standing 100% with Staley, who has expressed “regret” over his relationship with Epstein....more

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Privacy and Data Security Alert l January 2020

States Consider Privacy and Data Security Legislation - It’s that time of year again, when we see a flood of legislative activity at the state level on privacy and data security laws. A couple of recent examples are below....more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.13.2020 | Top Story: Labor Dept. Issues Stricter Joint Employer Test in New Rules

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Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.13.2019 | Top Story: US Announces Phase One Trade Agreement With China, But No Confirmation From Chinese

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The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more

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