U.K. Court of Appeal’s Award of Compensation for Distress to an Individual Following a Breach of the Data Protection Act: Opening the Floodgates for Claims by Individuals?
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/11/13
Whilst regulatory action by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Of?ce (‘‘ICO’’) is relatively commonplace and well reported following data breaches, particularly since the ICO was granted powers to issue on the spot ?nes for serious breaches by data...
By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP