Johnson v Medical Defence Union Ltd (No 2)

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeLord Justice Buxton,Lady Justice Arden,Lord Justice Longmore
Judgment Date28 March 2007
Neutral Citation[2007] EWCA Civ 262
Docket NumberCase No: 2006/0596
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Date28 March 2007
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  • Google Inc. v Judith Vidal-Hall and Others The Information Commissioner (Intervener)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 27 March 2015
    ...issues that he was wrong not to follow: specifically Douglas v Hello (No 3) [2006] QB 125 in relation to the first issue, and Johnson v Medical Defence Union [2007] 96 BMLR 99 in relation to the 15 The judge decided the first issue, and determined there was a serious issue to be tried in ......
  • Dr B v The General Medical Council
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 28 June 2018
    ...(2), (7) and (11) to the Directive, and in particular by recital (10)…” 84. In Johnson v Medical Defence Union [2007] EWCA Civ 282, (2007) 96 BMLR 99 at [1] he said that the protection of privacy was the “central mission” of the Directive; and at [16] that it was not easy to extract any ot......
  • Richard Lloyd v Google LLC
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 8 October 2018
    ...that the term “damage” in this sub-section referred only to material or financial loss, and did not extend to distress (see Johnson v Medical Defence Union Ltd (No 2) [2007] EWCA Civ 262 [2008] Bus LR 503). The main argument in favour of that narrow interpretation was that DPA s 13(2) pro......
  • Surrey Searches Ltd and Others v Northumbrian Water Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Chancery Division
    • 28 June 2024
    ...interests of the data subject and data user and, possibly, any other data subject affected by the relevant operation ( Johnson v MDU [2007] EWCA Civ 262 at [141]). The Defendants say that, consistent with their privacy policies (upon which there was extensive (unchallenged) written evidenc......
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  • Scope for damages for data protection violations in the UK widened by the Court of Appeal
    • United Kingdom
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    • 28 April 2015
    ...and others v Hello! Limited and others; Mainstream Properties Limited v Young and others and another [2008] 1 AC 1. 7) Johnson v MDU [2007] EWCA Civ 262; [2007] EWCA Civ 262 8) Benkharbouche and Janah v Embassy of Sudan and others [2015] EWCA Civ 33 9) Since the Lisbon Treaty entered into f......

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