There have been a few recent cases in the High Court that have dealt with the question of whether misuse of private information can be claimed against companies that have experienced a data breach for which they have found to be responsible by the Information Commissioner. In both, the claimants failed to persuade the court that they could bring a claim in misuse of private information (‘MPI’) alongside a claim for breach of data protection legislation. MPI is a tort that recently emerged in the common law to address a shortfall in the law of breach of confidence, under which a claim can only be brought in limited circumstances … (more)
[Melissa Stock, Privacy Law Barrister, 28 July 2022]
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