Appropriate forum for data protection claims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 9th, 2026 in news by sally

‘At the heart of the appeal in Pawel Wysokinski v OCS Security Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 26 lay a single issue: is the county court the appropriate venue for a data protection claim? The claim concerned an alleged data protection breach arising from a court security guard’s confiscation of the claimant’s medical device and the unauthorised disclosure of sensitive medical information.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th March 2026

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk