UK GDPR – compensation claims

Compensation claims arising out of breaches of data protection legislation are increasingly commonplace and controllers need to be able to respond to such claims effectively. This webinar summarises the key issues that need to be kept in mind.

Topics will include:

Interpretation of applicable legislation

• Meaning of ‘damage’ and ‘distress’

CPR considerations

• Pre-action protocol
• Part 53 Media and Communications Claims
• Strike out and summary judgment

Types of loss

• Recovery of damages for loss of control over personal data
• Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50

‘Class actions’

• Group Litigation Orders v Representative Actions
• Weaver v British Airways [2021] EWHC 217 (QB)
• Lloyd v Google [2021] UKSC 50
• SMO v TikTok [2022] EWHC 489 (QB)
• Prismall v Google UK [2023] EWHC 1169 (KB)

Heads of claim

• Additional claims for breach of confidence, misuse of private information and negligence – Warren v DSG Retail [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB)

Appropriate Court

• High Court v County Court
• Johnson v Eastlight [2021] EWHC 3069 (QB)
• Cleary v Marston [2021] EWHC 3809 (QB)

Level of damages

• Threshold of seriousness
• Rolfe v Veale Washborough [2021] EWHC 2809 (QB)
• Driver v CPS [2022] EWHC 2500 (KB)