Smith v Talktalk Telecom Group plc

Subject Matter

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION — Misuse of private information — Misuse — Criminals obtaining claimants’ private information from defendant’s IT systems — Whether claimants having claim against defendant in tort of misuse of private information — Whether defendant misusing claimants’ information

[2022] EWHC 1311 (QB); [2022] 1 WLR 5213; [2022] WLR(D) 285, QBD

PRACTICE — Pleadings — Striking out — Claimants seeking compensation for defendant’s breach of duty under data protection legislation — Claimants drawing inference that defendant’s IT systems breached without being able to give particulars of such breaches — Whether claim to be struck out for failure to provide such particulars

[2022] EWHC 1311 (QB); [2022] 1 WLR 5213; [2022] WLR(D) 285, QBD

Commentary

Panopticon
TalkTalk: Clever pleading cannot guide Claimants out of Warren Case comment

Cearta.ie
It’s good to TalkTalk – Part 1: misuse of private information claims for data breaches Case comment

It’s good to TalkTalk – Part 2: negligence claims for data breaches Case comment