Data Breach Class Actions – are the Barbarian UK Plaintiff Bar at Insurers' gates?

USA data breach class actions are commonplace. However, the increasing use of class action type Court procedures combined with hungry third party litigation funders means that similar claims are now on the increase on this side of the Atlantic.

In this article, Andrew Jones and James Hughes look at the relevant Court procedures and the data breach class actions making their way through the English courts. Businesses and their cyber insurers should take note – we are poised for a material increase in these types of claims.