“On 10 November 2021, the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50, and unanimously dismissed Lloyd’s representative action brought against Google. The Supreme Court confirmed that a claim for damages for the unlawful processing of data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA 1998’) can only be made if the data subject has suffered some form of material damage (such as financial loss) or mental distress …” (more)
[Kenny Henderson and Alex Askew, UK Supreme Court Blog, 31 January]
First posted 2022-02-02 18:00:24
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