Damages Claims for Mass Data Breaches: UK and European Perspectives
Event Details
In light of the recent hearing before the UK Supreme Court in the case of Lloyd v Google, this event will look across the Channel in order to assess the developing European case law on data breaches. Experts will consider a range of issues including the evolving substantive law, procedural difficulties and funding considerations, cross-border questions and approaches to the assessment of harm for breaches of data protection and quantification of damages.
Chair:
Anya Proops QC, 11 KBW
Speakers:
- Prof. Maria José Azar-Baud, Université de Paris Sud; French avocat
- Adam Rose, Mishcon de Reya LLP
- Prof. Ianika Tzankova, Tilburg University Netherlands; Birkway, Amsterdam
- Dr. Vanessa Wettner, WilmerHale Frankfurt
This event is convened by Prof. Duncan Fairgrieve, Senior Research Fellow in Comparative Law & Director of the Product Liability Forum, BIICL and Vincent Smith, Visiting Fellow, BIICL and Assistant Professor, ESCP Europe.