Benjamin Fellows
DLA Piper
Articles
Digital assets, their environmental impact, and litigation risk
United Kingdom - September 7 2022 An ever-growing body of English case law recognises cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as transferable property. Following our recent…
Lloyd v Google - Supreme Court Judgment - report and impacts on data protection and mass claims in the UK
European Union, United Kingdom - December 10 2021 On 10 November 2021, the UK Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment allowed Google’s appeal against the Court of Appeal decision granting Mr Lloyd…
David Cook, Jamie Curle, Leontia McArdle, Ross McKean, Jeremy Sher
Data Subject Access Requests - High Court dismisses claim where DSAR regime abused
United Kingdom - January 15 2021 In an important decision for any business with a retail customer base, the High…
Important High Court judgment impacting the viability of data breach and misuse of private information claims - Underwood v Bounty
United Kingdom - May 17 2022 On 13 April 2022, the High Court handed down judgment in Underwood & Another v Bounty UK Ltd & Another [2022] EWHC 888 (QB), dismissing claims for…
English High Court awards nominal damages for distress arising from a personal data breach "at the lowest end of the spectrum"
United Kingdom - November 3 2022 The High Court has confirmed its position as to the award of damages for distress arising out of a personal data breach which was "at the lowest end…
