Lloyd v Google LLC

Subject Matter

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 — CPR Practice Direction 6B, para 3.1(9)

[2018] EWHC 2599 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 1265; [2019] 1 All ER 740; [2018] WLR (D) 636, QBD

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

[2018] EWHC 2599 (QB); [2019] 1 WLR 1265; [2019] 1 All ER 740; [2018] WLR (D) 636, QBD

DATA PROTECTION — Personal data — Processing — Claimant seeking compensation for “damage” suffered by reason of contravention of statutory data protection requirements — Whether claimant suffering “damage” by reason of non-consensual use of personal data — Data Protection Act 1998 (c 29), s 13 — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 8 — Parliament and Council Directive 95/46/EC, art 23(1) — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 8

[2019] EWCA Civ 1599; [2020] QB 747; [2020] 2 WLR 484; [2020] 2 All ER 676; [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 128; [2019] WLR (D) 547, CA

PRACTICE — Parties — Representative action — Whether existence of common grievance against same defendant sufficient to satisfy “same interest” condition for bringing representative claim — CPR r 19.6

[2019] EWCA Civ 1599; [2020] QB 747; [2020] 2 WLR 484; [2020] 2 All ER 676; [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 128; [2019] WLR (D) 547, CA

DATA PROTECTION — Personal data — Processing — Claimant seeking compensation for “damage” suffered by reason of contravention of statutory data protection requirements — Whether claimant suffering “damage” by reason of non-consensual use of personal data — Data Protection Act 1998 (c 29), s 13 — Parliament and Council Directive 95/46/EC, art 23(1)

[2021] UKSC 50; [2022] AC 1217; [2021] 3 WLR 1268; [2022] 2 All ER 209; [2022] 1 All ER (Comm) 1107; The Times, 10 December 2021, SC(E)

PRACTICE — Parties — Representative action — Guidance as to conduct of representative actions — CPR r 19.6

[2021] UKSC 50; [2022] AC 1217; [2021] 3 WLR 1268; [2022] 2 All ER 209; [2022] 1 All ER (Comm) 1107; The Times, 10 December 2021, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

UK Human Rights Blog
No compensation for Google data breaches Case comment

Panopticon blog
Inconsequential data protection breaches: High Court blocks big-money action against Google Case comment

UK Human Rights Blog
Browser Generated Information: “loss of control” entitles search engine users to compensation Case comment

Panopticon blog
Google: forget the right to be forgotten – here come class actions Case comment

DLA Piper
Lloyd v Google: a good day for claimant lawyers; a bad day for google and organisations defending privacy group litigation Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Landmark judgment in representative data protection action Case comment

News: Supreme Court grants permission to appeal in Lloyd v Google LLC Case update

Case Preview: Lloyd v Google, UK Supreme Court to decide on representative data protection action Case comment

Hearing Report, UK Supreme Court, Lloyd v Google Case comment

UK Supreme Court Blog
New Judgment: Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 Case comment

RPC Perspectives
The Supreme Court hands down judgment in Lloyd v Google Case comment

Panopticon blog
Representation of the people: Lloyd v Google in the Supreme Court Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Lloyd v Google, Supreme Court unanimously rejects claimant’s representative action Case comment

Lloyd v Google: The Gravy Train Stops Here Case comment

Norton Rose Fulbright
Good news for data controllers: Lloyd v Google Supreme Court decision Case comment

Mishcon de Reya
The developing law on data protection group claims Case comment

DLA Piper
UK: Lloyd v Google – Supreme Court Judgment – report and impacts on data protection and mass claims in the UK Case comment

Inforrm's blog
Lloyd v Google, Appeal allowed, representative data breach damages claims blocked Case comment

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