{"id":4339,"date":"2020-04-14T11:21:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T10:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4339"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:51:01","slug":"how-to-claim-gdpr-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-claim-gdpr-compensation","title":{"rendered":"How to claim GDPR compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As leading data lawyers<\/strong><\/a>, here\u2019s some guidance for how to claim GDPR compensation as a victim of a breach, leak, hack, or as part of a group action.<\/p>\n

We can briefly look at how you can make a claim and when you could be entitled to compensation, as well as what you can make a claim for. As specialist consumer action lawyers<\/strong><\/a>, we can also look at GDPR compensation for group and multi-party actions too.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to help. Read on for more information.<\/p>\n

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How to claim GDPR compensation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s some general information about how to claim GDPR compensation as a victim of a data breach, leak or a hack.<\/p>\n

If the data breach or leak was caused through no fault of your own, we need to establish who is at fault. If an organisation or their agent or employee is at fault, we may then be able to establish a case of negligence. If, for example, a breach was caused through an accidental leak or someone accessing your data when they shouldn\u2019t have, this could lead to a claim. Deliberate leaks of information by an employee, as determined in the recent court case involving Morrison\u2019s employees, may not constitute as a case of negligence.<\/p>\n

If data was exposed because of a cyberattack, we need to assess what steps and defences – if any – were in place for the organisation hit by the attack. If they had inadequate defences, that\u2019s when you may be able to hold them liable for a case. A classic example is that of Equifax<\/strong><\/a>, who were hacked after they failed to patch a known security vulnerability and failed to identify the ongoing vulnerability for months.<\/p>\n

The best way to know for sure if we can help you is to speak to our team for a free, no-obligation claims assessment<\/strong><\/a>. We can normally tell you right away if we can assist\u00a0 you and represent you for a No Win, No Fee compensation claim<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

What do you claim for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In terms of what you can claim for in a GDPR compensation case, there are two key headings which apply in most claims:<\/p>\n

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  1. General Damages: this can cover the distress caused by the loss of control of your personal information, and even claims for simply being the victim of a breach;<\/li>\n
  2. Special Damages: this can cover losses and expenses. This may include money lost from fraud events that arise from a cyberattack, for example.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When it comes to how we calculate GDPR breach compensation amounts<\/strong><\/a>, we can look at factors such as:<\/p>\n