Richard Lloyd v Google LLC
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Judge | Sir Geoffrey Vos C,Lord Justice Davis,Dame Victoria Sharp P |
Judgment Date | 02 October 2019 |
Neutral Citation | [2019] EWCA Civ 1599 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
Docket Number | Appeal Ref: A2/2018/2769 |
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19 cases
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Lloyd v Google LLC
...as “an unusual and innovative use of the representative procedure” in rule 19.6 of the Civil Procedure Rules: see [2019] EWCA Civ 1599; [2020] QB 747, para 7. This is a procedure of very long standing in England and Wales whereby a claim can be brought by (or against) one or more persons a......
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Petr Aven v Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd
...interferes with the data subject's control over his data, even if this does not cause material damage or distress: Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599 [2020] 2 WLR 484. These, although not natural interpretations of the terms of s 13, have been held to be necessary by reason of the pare......
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Yvonne Ameyaw v Christina McGoldrick
...which goes beyond material loss, and covers non-material harm (such as distress) and loss of control over personal data: see Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599; [2020] QB 747 [3], [45–47]. The Particulars of Claim do not clearly identify the damage said to follow from this alleged wron......
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Harrison Jalla and Others v Royal Dutch Shell Plc
...at least arguably, the Claimants cannot be said to have the same interest: see, for example, the discussion in Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599 at [73]–[81]. The requirement of a common interest as a necessary prerequisite appears to be in accordance with Nigerian Law as explained b......
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Cybersecurity Comparative Guide
...theory) allow data subjects to make a claim in the tort of negligence or in the tort of misuse of private information (Lloyd v Google [2019] EWCA Civ 1599). A fundamental requirement for a class action is that the individuals represented in the action all have the 'same interest'. Particula......
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Data Privacy Comparative Guide
...of rogue employees is covered (typically, cover will be on the conditions that the preceding points are satisfied) Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599: This data protection class action against Google sets a precedent for representative opt-out style class actions for data protection br......
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Data class actions in Europe - and spotlights in Mexico, Russia and the U.S.
...when they are brought in an opt-out manner, though this may be set to shift following recent data privacy decisions. In Lloyd v Google [2019] EWCA Civ 1599, a claim brought under the United Kingdom’s pre-GDPR data protection regime, the Court of Appeal held that on the facts of the case the......
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English Court of Appeal Upholds Data Protection Rights and Expands Scope for Representative Actions
...will continue to apply when the U.K. leaves the EU. Footnotes [1] The English equivalent of a class action. [2] Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599. [3] The data protection regime in place prior to the [View source.] James MatthewsSusanna Charlwood...
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United Kingdom
...of other parties with the same interest. 1225. Emerald Supplies v. British Airways [2010] EWHC 1284 (Civ). 1226. Lloyd v. Google [2019] EWCA Civ 1599. 1227. Consumers’ Ass’n v. JJB Sports (CAT Case 1078/7/9/07). United Kingdom-218 (B) COLLECTIVE PROCEEDINGS ORDER The first stage in collecti......
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Closing the Floodgates on Privacy Class Actions: Lloyd v Google LLC
...Tim Ancev, Mohammud JaamaeHafeez-Baig, Jakub Patela for their comments and suggestions. All errors and omissions are my own.1 [2019] EWCA Civ 1599; [2020] QB 747 (Appeal Judgment).2 These include claims against TikTok, Facebook and Marr iott Hotels: see D. Barker, ‘Lloydv Google: Supreme Co......
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Confidential Information and Data Protection
...v Michael Reed [2021] SGHC 125 at [47]. It should also be noted here that the English Court of Appeal decision in Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599, which was relied upon by Reed on this point, has now been overturned by the UK Supreme Court: see Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50. 91 ......