Global Investigations Bulletin (November 2020)
In our Global Investigations Bulletin (November 2020) we discuss the Serious Fraud Office’s 9th Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with Airline…
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Self-Reporting to the Authorities and Other Disclosure Obligations: The UK Perspective
Whether, when and how a company should report potential misconduct requires an increasingly ‘global’ (in all senses of that word) view of the risks…
EasyJet Latest Firm to Face UK Data Breach “Class Action”
On 19 May 2020, easyJet announced that personal data of approximately 9 million customers worldwide had been unlawfully accessed by third parties in…
Search and deploy? Search orders and electronic data
A search order is perceived as one of the most, if not the most, draconian orders the court can make. It authorises a claimant to enter a defendant’s…
ICO monetary penalty notice against DSG Retail Ltd for data breach
What factors did the ICO take into account when issuing the maximum £500,000 penalty (under the old Data Protection Act) against DSG for a data…
Are beneficiaries entitled to protection under the Data Protection Act?
In the recent development of the UK case Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing, the Court of Appeal discussed the rights of beneficiaries to access their…
Data Protection update – April 2020
The ICO continues to update and publish new guidance for individuals and organisations on how to deal with data protection issues during the pandemic…
Morrisons in the Supreme Court – a welcome decision for employers but not a complete get-out-of-jail card
Today the Supreme Court has handed down the much-anticipated judgement in WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc (Appellant) v Various Claimants (Respondent)…
Court finds Morrisons not liable for data breach by rogue employee
The most recent round of litigation in the Morrisons data breach litigation ended in success for Morrisons at the Supreme Court. The headline ruling…
COVID-19 D&O: Potential liabilities and risk management for directors and officers
In this note we look at the exposures that directors and officers (D&Os) may face as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, in addition to setting out some…