What impact has Brexit had on GDPR and data breach claims? Can I make a personal data breach claim? How can I determine if my personal data was stolen? What evidence can you provide to support your data protection claim for distress? How likely is it that I'll be able to make a data...
The demise of portmanteau data breach claims Many defendants in data protection proceedings will have experienced claims which also plead a misuse of private information (MPI). Often, on the face of things, the latter appears to add nothing to the data protection claim, but there can be procedu...
data breacheconomic loss ruleData security breach cases are fertile ground to explore the impact of the economic loss rule and to challenge the conceptual underpinnings of this judge-made dCatherine M. SharkeySocial Science Electronic Publishing
rather than the law as it currently stands. While it is possible that the same outcome would be reached under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, this is by no means certain. As claims for
If you undergo something as drastic as a data breach, you are personally protected from any claims or lawsuits linked to your business. By forming an LLC, you add a layer of legal protection between what happens to your company and what happens to you personally. Should any hacker attack yo...
"Kitchen sink" claims seeking damages for misuse of private information and breach of data protection law do not necessarily give rise to the same remedies. Personal data is not always private information. The decision relates to the wording under the Data Protection Act 1998 which has been supe...
In addition to a previous Articles on Data Protection legislation (https://databreachclaim.uk/the-law-in-data-breach-cases/ and https://databreachclaim.uk/ground-breaking-judgment-for-data-breach-claims/), the law surrounding data breach claims has evolved further following recent decisions by ...
Data, where required, for the duration of the entire business relationship (initiation, transaction, fulfilment of a contract) and moreover pursuant to the storage and documentation obligations and for defence of legal claims. The...
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Breach Roundup: MetLife Denies RansomHub Cyberattack Claims Anviksha More • January 2, 2025 This week, MetLife denied a RansomHub cyberattack claim, RI Health System cyberattack update, npm package deployed Quasar RAT, Germany charges three with espionage for Russia, North Korea's contagious...