The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (formerly Viagogo Ltd) (in liquidation) – WLR Daily

The Rugby Football Union v Consolidated Information Services Ltd (formerly Viagogo Ltd) (in liquidation) [2012] UKSC 55; [2012] WLR (D) 342

“When exercising its discretion as to whether to grant an order for the disclosure of information, which included the disclosure of personal data about identifiable individuals, the court was not confined to weighing the impact of the disclosure on the individuals concerned against the value to the claimant of obtaining the information, but was entitled have regard to other relevant factors including the strong public interest in allowing a claimant to vindicate his legal rights and whether the making of the order would deter similar wrongdoing in the future.”

WLR Daily, 21st November 2012

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