Comment: Phones4U suit warns UK executives that disclosure can include personal devices
By Simon Zekaria ( July 23, 2020, 14:31 GMT | Comment) -- Business executives should take a warning from the UK lawsuit over the collapse of Phones4U that searches of personal electronic devices to assist disclosure in antitrust litigation are justified, even if they must be carefully controlled. A High Court ruling last week underscored the knotty task for judges in balancing disclosure obligations with individual privacy rights — a fertile testing ground for future disputes centered on the protection of sensitive personal data.Business executives should take a warning from the UK lawsuit over the collapse of Phones4U that searches of personal electronic devices to assist disclosure in antitrust litigation are justified, even if they must be carefully controlled. ...
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