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sharing private information
May 11, 2023

£10,000 settlement for sharing private information without consent

We previously attained a £10,000 settlement for a client who we represented who was the victim of an organisation sharing private information without consent.

The GDPR is incredibly important for organisations to comply with, and it sets out what must be done to make sure that data subjects can benefit from the privacy that they are legally entitled to. If the GDPR is breached, any victim of a privacy event could suffer significant distress and loss. As Leading Data Breach Compensation Experts, we are here to help people.

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local authority data
May 01, 2023

Local authority data breach compensation claims

You could be entitled to pursue a local authority data breach compensation claim, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Read on for a little advice about council data breach compensation claims. To speak to our team for expert help with legal representation, please do not hesitate to contact us here now.

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on medical records
April 20, 2023

Snooping on medical records – £15,000 damages award

The expert data team here at Your Lawyers – The Data Leak Lawyers – was successful in securing a £15,000 damages pay-out that was awarded to our client who was the victim of someone snooping on medical records.

This kind of data breach is a serious and often malicious invasion of privacy that must not go unpunished. The UK’s data regulator, the ICO, can issue fines and prosecutions arising from such incidents, but it is up to us as lawyers to represent victims in civil compensation matters.

The award in this case of £15,000 in compensation for damages is a substantial one that reflects the impact that our client suffered as a result of what happened.

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details of accident
March 27, 2023

Details of accident victims: breaches and leaks

Unfortunately, there have been many incidents where the details of accident victims have been passed on to people or companies when they should not have been.

The misuse of any private information that a person has access to can constitute a breach of the GDPR. Any breach of the GDPR can allow any victim whose information has been misused or exposed to claim compensation, and you can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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risks of emailing data
March 14, 2023

Risks of emailing data leading to breaches

The risks of emailing data that leads to breaches, leaks and hacks can be considerable. Victims can be eligible to pursue compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis using the GDPR.

Read on for some advice about the issues that are being faced and the risks involved. For help and advice, please do not hesitate to contact our leading team here now.

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WH Smith cyberattack
March 13, 2023

WH Smith cyberattack – employee information targeted

It is understood that the WH Smith cyberattack resulted in the information of current and former employees being targeted, and possibly misused and exposed.

If it is the case that there was more that the company should have done to have protected the information that has been affected, they could be liable and they could be in breach of the GDPR. Any organisation in breach of the GDPR may be responsible for compensating victims.

You can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

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records left on
March 02, 2023

£13,000 settlement for medical records left on public transport

The circumstances of some data breach compensation cases almost seem impossible to imagine, which includes one that we settled damages for involving medical records left on public transport.

In this particular case, our leading data breach compensation team was able to achieve a fantastic settlement for our client in the sum of £13,000 for the misuse of their private information.

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incredibly sensitive medical histories
February 27, 2023

Liverpool NHS staff affected by data breach: claim compensation

There has been a serious Liverpool NHS staff data leak that reportedly affected some 14,000 staff when particularly personal employee information was accidentally shared by email.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, representing thousands of people in individual and group and multi-party action claims in England and Wales, are used to seeing these kinds of incidents take place. Such simple errors can lead to significant breaches of the GDPR, and they can affect a large number of people, which appears to have been the case in this particular incident.

Anyone affected by a data breach could be eligible to claim compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis, and you can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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police data breach legal
February 16, 2023

Police data breach legal action

You could be entitled to bring police data breach legal action if you have suffered distress as a result of your information being misused or exposed in these kinds of circumstances.

The team here at Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak experts, are used to representing people for police data breach compensation claims, and we may be able to help you pursue a case on a No Win, No Fee basis. For a free, no-obligation chat about what has happened and how we may be able to help you, please do not hesitate to contact us here now.

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compromised company email
February 13, 2023

Data breaches from compromised company email addresses

Data breaches that arise from compromised company email addresses could allow a victim whose information has been misused or exposed to recover compensation.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, has been involved in helping people in such circumstances, and we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis. The best place to start is to speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

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