United Kingdom: Supreme Court says employer not vicariously liable for employee’s data protection breach

The Supreme Court has finally resolved in the case of Morrison Supermarkets plc vs Various Claimants finding that employers are not, in fact, vicariously liable for data breaches resulting from the unauthorised acts of their employees, provided that these are outside the course of their employment and are not closely connected with any authorised employment activities …

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