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
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
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
Prospective Class Action Against Google is Stopped - Summary - The UK Supreme Court has handed down its much anticipated judgment in Lloyd v Google LLC. Google has successfully appealed against the Court of Appeal’s...more
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has delivered its long-awaited decision in the case of Lloyd [2021] UKSC 50, rejecting an attempt to bring a representative claim for compensation for "loss of control" over personal...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Washington state's new facial recognition law, the U.K. Supreme Court's ruling that an employer is not liable for a data breach caused by a disgruntled...more
Judgment offers some comfort for data controllers, without eliminating the possibility of vicarious liability based on an employee’s actions. The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) has ruled that WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc...more
On April 1, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12, the first class action-type claim concerning a data breach in the U.K.. In this...more
Good news for employers who can take some comfort in the UK Supreme Court’s judgment – in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondents) [2020] UKSC 12 – which held that Morrisons was not liable...more
In Various Claimants v. WM Morrison Supermarkets [2020] UKSC 12, the Supreme Court has reversed the Court of Appeal decision and held that Morrisons supermarket is not liable for the serious (intentional) data breach by its...more
In a decision that will come as a relief to many businesses, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously held that companies should not be held vicariously liable for the actions of rogue employees who leak personal data....more
On 1 April 2020, the UK Supreme Court unanimously overturned a 2018 Court of Appeal ruling that had found WM Morrisons Supermarkets PLC (Morrisons) vicariously liable for its employee’s misuse of private information, breach...more
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to allow the appeal in WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants may on first glance look like a significant setback to privacy advocates. However, the court’s unanimous judgment...more
Case Summary - Richard Lloyd, a “champion of consumer protection” and former director of the consumer rights group Which?, is seeking to bring a representative damages claim against Google, on behalf of more than four...more
On January 12, 2017, a U.K. court rendered a decision in a class action that could affect the way U.K. courts view vicarious liability for data breaches. In Various Claimaints v. Wm Morrisons Supermarket PLC, an employee of...more
Financial Industry Developments - 2016 Data Breach Legislation Roundup: What to Know Going Forward - States were busy updating their data breach notification statutes in 2016. With 2016 in the rear view, let's take...more