For the first time consumers' "collective interests," as opposed to "subjective rights," are explicitly recognized and protected by an ad hoc tool, the Representative Action, which has made significant changes in the domestic...more
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The Situation: There has been uncertainty over the circumstances in which data subjects can claim compensation for "mere" infringement of their rights without specific evidence of harm. On May 4, 2023, the Court...more
In Short The Situation: As businesses continue to grapple with realising the value of business and assets which are potentially impacted by sanctions related to Russia's war in Ukraine, an English company recently utilised...more
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the severe sanctions imposed by governments globally in response to Russia's aggression, are having extreme effects on parties' legal obligations, and are drastically altering the...more
3/15/2022
/ Business Disputes ,
Business Interruption ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Military Conflict ,
Performance Standards ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine
On 31 January 2022, the English High Court delivered its judgment in Stadler v Currys Group Limited (EWHC 160 (QB)); the latest in a series of rulings which appear set to constrain the relatively nascent UK data breach claims...more
2/25/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK Supreme Court
The Situation: Belgian class actions are currently available to consumers, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs") seeking damages from businesses for violations of a number of EU and Belgian...more
The Situation: The United Kingdom is positioning itself as the "go to" location to develop, test, and drive automated vehicles, but questions remain as to how its existing product liability regime should respond to this...more
On December 28, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") released a revised version of a proposed regulation that would require banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions...more
3/15/2017
/ Actual Injuries ,
Advertising ,
Argentina ,
Australia ,
Banks ,
Belgium ,
Big Data ,
Canada ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Colombia ,
Connected Items ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Credit Cards ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Email Policies ,
ENISA ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hong Kong ,
Information Sharing ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investigatory Powers Act 2016 ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
Netherlands ,
NIST ,
NYDFS ,
OCIE ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
Spokeo ,
Standing ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
Swiss Privacy Shield ,
Switzerland ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
UK ,
V2V ,
Web Tracking