SC hearing 7-8 October 2026

This week, the UK Supreme Court heard argument in Farley v Paymaster on whether a claim for non-material damage under Article 82 of the GDPR must meet a threshold of seriousness before compensation can be recovered.

Section 168(1) of the DPA 2018 provides that, for the purposes of Article 82…

Continue Reading UK: Update on Farley v Paymaster UKSC 2025/0185

On 16 September 2024, the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), issued a reprimand against Sky Betting and Gaming (SkyBet) for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent.

Between 10 January and 3 March 2023, SkyBet’s website dropped third-party AdTech cookies to visitors’ browsers before…

Continue Reading UK: Data protection authority issues reprimand to gambling operator for unlawfully processing personal data