Weightmans – Lloyd v Google: Damages in Data Breach cases take a new twist that is sure to excite Claimant lawyers whilst sending insurers into a ratings scramble!

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Author - Ed Lewis

The Court of Appeal put the cat amongst the pigeons this week with a decision that is sure to have set claimant lawyers buzzing with excitement, and insurers scrambling for their cyber ratings models. It concerns a representative class action initiated by Richard Lloyd, a consumer protection champion, on behalf of four million Apple iPhone users whose internet activity was secretly tracked and sold to advertisers by Google between August 2011 and February 2012.