The vicarious liability of employers for employees in the context of UK data protection law – WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants, 1st April, 2020

Victoria Hordern
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Victoria Hordern: Partner and Head of Data Privacy UK, Bates Wells, UK

Journal of Data Protection & Privacy, 2020, vol. 3, issue 4, 455-459

Abstract: This paper discusses the ruling concerning the judgment of the UK Supreme Court in an appeal brought by the supermarket retailer WM Morrison (Morrisons) against a claim brought by former and existing employees of Morrisons (the Claimants) due to the actions of a rogue Morrisons’ employee (Morrisons’ Employee). In the High Court, the judge (Mr Justice Langstaff) had determined that, although Morrisons was not primarily liable for the actions of the rogue employee, Morrisons was vicariously liable. Morrisons had appealed to the Court of Appeal who dismissed the appeal on 22nd October, 2018. Morrisons then appealed to the Supreme Court.

Keywords: data protection; privacy; vicarious liability; employees; GDPR; employers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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