This podcast analyses recent cases where claimants have tried to bring misuse of private information claims against companies that have been found to have been liable for mass data breaches. Despite findings by the ICO of culpability, such claims have not been successful in the UK. This podcast examines the reasons why.

Cases mentioned:

Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB)

Graeme Smith & Others v TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB).

WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC12

Underwood & Another v Bounty UK Ltd & Another [2022] EWHC 888 (QB)

Stadler v Currys Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 160 (QB)

Collins v Ticketmaster UK Ltd [2022] Costs LR 123

Swinney v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police Force [1997] QB 464