In Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales confirmed that an employer was not vicariously liable when a workplace prank carried out by one of its employees injured another person working...more
The UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment on 23 April 2021 in Burnett or Grant v International Insurance Co of Hanover Ltd [2021] UKSC 12, which arose within the context of a “deliberate acts” exclusion in an employer’s...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
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
In WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants the Supreme Court today issued an important judgment clarifying the scope of vicarious liability of employers for the wrongful acts of their employees: Morrisons was found...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
The Supreme Court in Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc [2016] UKSC 11 considered whether an employer was liable for an assault committed by one of its employees on a customer. Mr Khan worked at a petrol station...more