Combined summary judgment and strikeout application made by the defendant in this managed litigation in which large numbers of individuals sue the defendant for invasions of their privacy by unlawful information gathering. The prime techniques of unlawful information gathering alleged against the defendant are voicemail interception (‘phone hacking’) and instructing private investigators to obtain information such as phone records, credit card details, car registration details and other private information.
Judges:
Mann J
Citations:
[2019] EWHC 2122 (Ch)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Media, Information, Litigation Practice
Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.640623
