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Pinsent Masons LLP fields a broad and deep bench of ‘industry-aligned lawyers’. Jonathan Kirsop leverages his experience as head of the firm’s global TMT practice to bear on a range of data-related issues; David Barker leads the data privacy and media disputes group, and is consequently the key name for contentious mandates; and David McIlwaine oversees the cybersecurity piece. Recently, there has been a significant uptick in instructions from notable players in the financial services sector, as well as major insurers. In team news, ‘experienced privacy professional’ Jaya Handa joined from Liberty Specialty Markets in July 2023.
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- 'David Barker is exceptionally knowledgeable.'
- 'Pinsent Masons have a full-service data protection advisory function with industry-aligned lawyers.'
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Key clients
- Dixons Carphone Warehouse
- Google Group
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Work highlights
- Representing DeepMind Technologies Limited & Google UK Limited in a representative action brought on behalf of a purported class of around 1.6m individuals whose medical records were sent by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to DeepMind in connection with DeepMind’s provision of a service called Streams.
- Representing Currys in a group action brought on behalf of 711 individuals seeking to recover damages for distress they claim to have suffered after their personal data was allegedly compromised during a cyber attack suffered by Currys in 2018.
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