At Monckton Chambers , Gerry Facenna KC, Nikolaus Grubeck and Jenn Lawrence successfully appeared on behalf of the Information Commissioner (ICO) in TikTok Information Technologies UK Ltd v Information Commissioner, an Upper Tribunal appeal against a multi-million pound fine imposed on TikTok for breaches of data protection law. The Upper Tribunal dismissed the appeal, ruling that TikTok's data processing did not fall under "special purposes" as defined under s174 of the Data Protection Act 2018. Julianne Kerr Morrison is a key port of call for regulators, and Conor McCarthy brings experience in representing government departments in data protection issues.
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Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Nikolaus Grubeck
Laura Elizabeth John
Laura is incredibly capable and dependable, with significant experience in data protection and FOI matters before the courts and tribunals, including some of the most complex data protection cases.
Eric Metcalfe
Eric is always highly approachable and responsive, and provides an excellent service to the ICO.
Conor McCarthy
Conor is, and has been for some time, our go-to barrister for data protection matters.
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