Insights: Data Protection

This video is a recording of the second session in our Data protection webinar series for in-house lawyers, DPOs and senior management in private and public sector organisations.

Register your interest for our on-going webinar series on ‘Data Protection’ for in-house lawyers, DPOs and senior management in private and public sector organisations.

Following on from the recent decision in Lloyd -v- Google the High Court in Johnson -v- Eastlight Community Homes Ltd [2021] EWHC 3069 (QB) has dealt another blow to claimants and their lawyers, by holding that a low value data breach claim issued in the High Court was opportunistic and an abuse of process.

Supreme Court shuts down opt-out representative actions for data breach claims.

Ensuring marketing communications comply with data protection regulations is a minefield.

On 28 June 2021, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision in respect of the UK's data protection framework under the GDPR.

In an age where anybody's name is searchable at the drop of a hat and a company's online reputation is vital, damaging press or social media coverage can present a serious issue both for individuals and the companies that they work for.

People are increasingly concerned about the unwanted sharing of their private information.

In 2019, Meghan Markle brought claims for misuse of private information, copyright infringement and breaches of data protection law in connection with a letter she sent to her father.