Privacy Laws, Privacy Torts

Protecting your business: The implications of Australia’s new privacy tort

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 6/18/2025

On 10 June 2025, the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy came into force as part of a suite of privacy reforms passed last year, substantially enhancing privacy protections and signalling a material shift in...more

New Serious Invasion of Privacy Tort in Australia for Privacy Comes Into Effect

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 6/11/2025

In late 2024, the Australian Government enacted a series of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The new statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy was introduced and passed under the Privacy and Other Legislation...more

First Washington My Health My Data Act Class Action Lawsuit Filed

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/12/2025

On February 10, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against an online retailer under the Washington My Health My Data (MHMD) Act’s private right of action. The complaint also alleges violations of federal wiretapping and...more

End of the Road for Representative Actions in English Data Claims

A&O Shearman on 1/13/2025

How should multiple claimants seek compensation for alleged data misuse? It had originally been thought that the answer might be a representative action; an “opt-out” procedure enabling a single claimant to bring proceedings...more

The Tort of "Public Disclosure of Private Facts" Now Recognized in Alberta

Bennett Jones LLP on 9/21/2021

In ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739 [Shillington], the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recognized the tort of public disclosure of private facts for the first time in Alberta. This decision expands remedies available to...more

Key California Employment Law Cases: February 2018

Payne & Fears on 3/8/2018

Rojas v. HSBC Card Services Inc., 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018)- Summary: Installing recording device and recording calls on company phones renders actions intentional under California Invasion of Privacy Act. ...more