On 22 October 2018, the supermarket chain Morrisons lost its appeal to the High Court ruling that it is liable for a data breach that resulted in thousands of its employees’ personal data being posted online. The Court of Appeal’s (CoA) judgment can be found here. Over 5,000 Morrisons’ employees brought a class action in … Continue Reading
This post was written by Daniel Kadar. France’s highest court (“Cour de cassation”) ruled 26 June 2012 in Monsieur X v. YBC Helpevia that a company’s internal rules may limit an employer’s access to employee emails. French case-law has traditionally held that employees have a right to privacy at their workplace and that an employer … Continue Reading