McDermott Will & Emery (MWE) have secured a victory in the ongoing case of Dawson-Damer v Taylor Wessing.

The team, led by partner Ziva Robertson, has won a High Court verdict for clients seeking the release of personal data held by their trustee’s law firm Taylor Wessing.  

The case was referred to the High Court after MWE secured a “landmark decision” in the Court of Appeal, which saw Taylor Wessing ordered to review their files and release personal data held on the claimant-beneficiaries.

Taylor Wessing reviewed their electronic files but not their paper files as these did not constitute a �...