Damages

Recommendations related to damages

4

Recommendations

50% accepted

Government Response

Accepted (1)Accepted in Part (1)Not Accepted (2)

Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 1 inquiry

Across 1 inquiry

Leveson Inquiry

Tagged Recommendations

4 total

L69 Accepted in Part

Leveson Inquiry

Review of Damages for Media Torts

There should be a review of damages generally available for breach of data protection, privacy, breach of confidence or any other media-related torts, to ensure proportionate compensation including for non-pecuniary …

- Section 168 of the Data Protection Act 2018 confirmed that compensation for distress (non-pecuniary loss) is available without requiring financial loss, applicable to all …

L70 Not Accepted

Leveson Inquiry

Civil Justice Council Damages Review

The Civil Justice Council should consider the level of damages in privacy, breach of confidence and data protection cases, being prepared to take evidence (from the Information Commissioner, the media …

- No published evidence that the Civil Justice Council conducted a review of the level of damages in privacy, breach of confidence and data protection …

L71 Not Accepted

Leveson Inquiry

Aggravated and Exemplary Damages

The Report of the Law Commission on Aggravated, Exemplary and Restitutionary Damages should be adopted in relation to its recommendations that legislation should provide that: (a) aggravated damages should only …

- The Law Commission Report on Aggravated, Exemplary and Restitutionary Damages (Law Com No. 247, 1997) recommended legislative reform of the damages framework. The Leveson …

Leveson Inquiry

Exemplary Damages for Media Torts

Exemplary damages (whether so described or renamed as punitive damages) should be available for actions for breach of privacy, breach of confidence and similar media torts, as well as for …

- Sections 34-39 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 provide for exemplary damages against publishers not belonging to a recognised press regulatory body. These …