The Weekly Law Reports
[2019] 1 WLR 1265
Queen’s Bench Division
*Lloyd v Google llc
[2018] EWHC 2599 (QB)
2018 May 21, 22, 23; Oct 8
Warby J
Data protection— Personal data— Processing— Claimant seeking compensation for “damage” suffered by reason of contravention of statutory data protection requirements— Claimant applying to serve claim out of jurisdiction— Rules permitting service out where “damage” sustained in jurisdiction or resulting from act committed within jurisdiction— Whether claimant suffering “damage” by reason of non-consensual use of personal data—
Data Protection Act 1998 (c 29), ss 4(4), 13
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CPR Practice Direction 6B, para 3.1(9)
Practice— Parties— Representative action— Whether court empowered to direct that person could not act as representative claimant absent application for such direction— Whether existence of common grievance against same defendant sufficient to satisfy “same interest” condition for bringing of representative claim—
CPR
r 19.6