High Court blocks data privacy claim against Google

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and Alexander Mackay on 8 November 2018 Posted in In the Courts

An attempt to bring legal action against Google for its alleged tracking of an estimated 4.4 million iPhone users in 2011 and 2012 has been blocked by the UK High Court (the court). Campaign group “Google You Owe Us” brought the claim as a representative action on behalf of the affected individuals (the class) in … Continue Reading

A supply of software can be a sale of goods

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and Curtis McCluskey on 16 September 2016 Posted in In the Courts

The High Court held, in The Software Incubator v Computer Associates [2016] EWHC 1587 (QB), that a supply of commoditised software is a sale of goods for the purposes of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (“Regulations”). Background Computer Associates UK Ltd (“CA”) entered into a non-exclusive agreement with The Software Incubator Limited (“TSI”). … Continue Reading

Unprecedented High Court Decision Orders the Destruction of Confidential Information on the Defendants’ Computers

By Cynthia O’Donoghue and Chantelle Taylor on 20 June 2016 Posted in In the Courts

The High Court in Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited and others v Skriptchenkov and others [2016] EWHC 603, granted 11 February a mandatory injunction ordering the inspection and imaging of electronic devices and computers belonging to the defendants, and the subsequent destruction of any confidential information belonging to the claimant that was found. The … Continue Reading