Non-Contractual Disclaimers

Contractual disclaimers are not always treated favourably by UK law, with their validity limited by the law on unfair contract terms. However, a recent ruling has clarified that a non-contractual disclaimer excluding liability for negligent misstatements in documents online could be relied upon by a bank1. The disclaimer in question was on the defendant bank’s […]

ICO Fines Company £150k Following Theft of Portable Hard Drive

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has recently imposed a fine of £150,000 against a company after a portable hard drive containing personal information of 59,592 customers was stolen by a member of staff who was permitted access to the company’s server room. The portable hard drive contained customer names, addresses, bank account, sort code numbers […]

Alex CanhamPartner, Herrington Carmichael LLP