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Vidal-Hall v Google Inc (Misuse of Private Information)

[2015] EWCA Civ 311
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division) (England and Wales)
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Misuse of private information is a tort; damages for distress alone may be recovered without proving pecuniary loss.

Area of Law

data-protection

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