Michael Farley (formerly CR) & Ors v Paymaster (1836) Limited
| Court | King's Bench Division |
| Judge | Mr Justice Nicklin |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] EWHC 383 (KB) |
| Date | 23 February 2024 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Counsel | Oliver Campbell Kc,Pepin Aslett,Alex Platts |
Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWHC 383 (KB)
Case No: QB-2021-001497
QB-2022-002822
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING’S BENCH DIVISION
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LIST
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Date: 23 February 2024
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE NICKLIN
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Between :
(1) Michael Farley (formerly “CR”)
(2)-(474) Individuals identified in Annex 1 to the
Claim Form Claimants
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Paymaster (1836) Limited
(trading as Equiniti) Defendant
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Oliver Campbell KC, Pepin Aslett and Alex Platts
(instructed by Keller Postman UK Limited) for the Claimants
Andrew Sharland KC and Hannah Ready (instructed by Freeths LLP) for the Defendant
Hearing dates: 27-28 February 2023
Further written submissions: 18/19 May 2023 and 1 June 2023
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Approved Judgment
Approved Judgment Farley & Others -v- Equiniti
The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin :
1. This judgment is divided into the following sections:
Section Paragraphs
A. Parties and background [2.]–[12.]
B. The original claims [13.]
C. The Anonymity Application [14.]–[24.]
D. Statements of case [25.]–[42.]
(1) Particulars of Claim [25.]–[36.]
(2) Defence [37.]
(3) Reply [38.]
(4) Further Information of the claims and Individual Schedules [39.]–[42.]
E. Further claims [43.]–[54.]
F. Applications [55.]–[72.]
(1) Dismissal Application [55.]–[62.]
(2) Striking Out Application [63.]–[65.]
(3) Application by the Claimants in the Second Claim [66.]–[72.]
G. Events following the hearing on 27-28 February 2023 [73.]–[83.]
(1) Anonymity Order substantially discharged [73.]
(2) Further Application and evidence in respect of derogations
from open justice
[74.]–[80.]
(3) Application to amend the MPoC in the First Claim to
advance personal injury claims
[81.]–[83.]
H. Legal principles [84.]–[122.]
(1) Striking out [84.]–[86.]
(2) Summary judgment [87.]
(3) Misuse of private information [88.]–[100.]
(4) Data protection [101.]–
[110.]
(a) ‘Damage’ in data protection cases [102.]–
[103.]
(b) Threshold of seriousness [104.]–
[105.]
(c) The ECJ decision in UI -v- Österreichische Post AG [106.]–
[110.]
(5) Jameel abuse of process [111.]–
[115.]
(6) Anonymity and derogations from open justice [116.]–
[122.]
I. Anonymity Application [126.]–
[136.]
(1) Submissions [126.]–
[128.]
(a) Claimants [126.]–
[127.]
(b) Defendant [128.]
(2) Decision [129.]–
[136.]
Approved Judgment Farley & Others -v- Equiniti
J. Dismissal Application [137.]–
[165.]
(1) Submissions [137.]–
[142.]
(a) Defendant [137.]–
[138.]
(b) Claimants [139.]–
[142.]
(2) Decision [143.]–
[165.]
K. Conclusion and next steps [166.]–
[167.]
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