Aven & Ors v Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd
Orbis breached the Fourth Data Protection Principle by failing to take reasonable steps to verify the allegation that claimants used Govorun to deliver illicit cash to Putin; this constituted inaccurate sensitive personal data and entitled claimants to compensation.
- Parties
- Claimant: Petr Aven; Claimant: Mikhail Fridman; Claimant: German Khan; Defendant: Orbis Business Intelligence Limited
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 08 July 2020
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim partly allowed
- Legal Topics
- Data Protection Act 1998, Accuracy of Personal Data, Legal Purposes Exemption, National Security Exemption, Remedies for Inaccurate Data
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Parties
Petr Aven
Claimant
Mikhail Fridman
Claimant
German Khan
Claimant
Orbis Business Intelligence Limited
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Memorandum 112 contains personal data relating to claimants
- 2 Whether processing was protected by Legal Purposes Exemption
- 3 Whether processing was protected by National Security Exemption
Ratio Decidendi
Orbis breached the Fourth Data Protection Principle by failing to take reasonable steps to verify the allegation that claimants used Govorun to deliver illicit cash to Putin; this constituted inaccurate sensitive personal data and entitled claimants to compensation.
Court Disposition
Claim partly allowed
Orders
- Limited rectification order for inaccurate data
- Compensation awarded to first and second claimants (£18,000 each)
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