Privacy Kitchen with Laura Irvine on Claims and Damages 240522

Many have received letters claiming damages because your organisation dropped cookies when they shouldn't have done. Some may have received full-on litigation claim letters after a breach. What's the current situation in the UK? We talk to law firm partner and litigator Laura Irvine about: Are these claims serious and are damages large? What type of claims are happening and are they successful? How should you think about them and what should you do when you receive one? We run through all this and more, including 9 cases you should know about: The Gulati v MGN Ltd case (phone hacking) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/... The Rolfe v Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP case(school fees) https://www.5rb.com/wp-content/upload... The Johnson v Eastlight Community Homes Limited case (rent statement) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/... The Bounty case (NHS, maternity wards) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/... The Morrisons case (vicarious liability) https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uks... The Lloyd v Google Limited case(representative action) https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/doc... The Ashley –v- Amplifon Limited case (email to wrong employee) https://www.lewissilkin.com/-/media/a... The Stadler v Currys Group Ltd case (digital TV) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/... and Laura’s Trump case! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... Want more top tips on how to operationalise Privacy at your organisation? Sign up to the Keepabl monthly newsletter: https://keepabl.com.