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London – October 4, 2023: Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP has been recommended in four practice areas in the Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024. In addition, partner Andrew Knight has been named as a leading individual for asset based lending. The firm’s full rankings can be viewed here.

London - May 23, 2022: Caroline Stevens, senior talent and business operations director in Crowell & Moring’s London office, was shortlisted as a finalist for Crisis Management by the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2022 These awards honor top female lawyers and leaders who have made a real difference in the legal profession this past year - whether in shaping the law, achieving outstanding results for their clients and teams, being an outstanding jurist, or assisting those in need of legal services. The award ceremony took place on May 18 at the Hilton Bankside in London.

London – January 25, 2022: Law.com International has shortlisted Crowell & Moring’s Caroline Stevens, senior director in the firm’s London and Doha offices, in the Crisis Management category of the Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards 2022.

Compensation claims for data breaches have become increasingly common in the UK in recent years. However, 2021 may come to be seen as a turning of the tide, as the English Courts made a number of decisions that will substantially reduce the scope of such claims and/or make them less attractive to funders. This alert looks at a few such decisions and their potential consequences.

The last two years have seen three landmark decisions of the UK Supreme Court on arbitration agreements and procedure. This alert summarizes those decisions and their implications.

Compensation claims for data breaches have become increasingly common in the UK, and are often issued in the High Court (Media and Communications List). However, the High Court’s recent judgment in Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB) may signal a reversal of that trend. At the very least, unless reversed on appeal, the decision will substantially reduce the scope of many such claims.

In the UK, regulatory scrutiny of data breaches has resulted in significant fines. But the repercussions of those actions are highlighting broader changes in the nature of collective actions that are starting to take root in the country.