Brit supermarket Morrisons is arguing in the Supreme Court that it shouldn’t be held vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue employee who stole and leaked the company’s payroll. In a world where nobody’s quite sure where data protection law ends and traditional civil law torts begin, the outcome of the case may well determine for years to come whether companies should be blamed and made to pay compensation if one of their employees breaks the law.

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