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.

Claiming privacy compensation for a local authority data breach

You could be entitled to claim privacy compensation for a local authority data breach if your personal information has been misused or exposed through no fault of your own. If the happening of the misuse or exposure of your data occurred due to something preventable that should not have happened, it may be the case that the council in question has been in breach of the law. The relevant law is the GDPR and, if we can establish that a breach has taken place, that is when you could be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation.

Whether it is the council themselves or a third-party agency outsourced to work for them, you have the right to pursue damages if your information is affected by a privacy incident. You could be entitled to pursue compensation for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information, which could be substantial in a matter such as this. A local authority data breach could easily result in personal contact details and sensitive medical or even domestic information, or financial details, being exposed, given the breadth of the data that such organisations hold.

The best place to start to find out if you could be entitled to pursue a compensation claim is to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Claim for a council data leak

Even in a case where it involves a council data leak, there may have been a breach of the GDPR that could allow you to pursue a compensation claim. Accidents and errors, whether they are caused because of systems or through human errors, can still amount to negligence and a breach of the law which could still allow you to pursue a case.

In fact, many local authority data breach compensation claims arise from some form of issue that is often referred to as a human error problem. Typically, we look at the wider organisational matters to assess what kind of policies and practices are in place, or even what kind of systems could have been in place to prevent such a leak occurring. Still, even the negligence of an employee can fall onto the shoulders of their employer organisation, which is known as vicarious liability.

Your rights are enshrined in law

When it comes to suffering distress or losses as a result of your private information being misused or exposed, your rights are enshrined in law in respect of pursuing a compensation claim. The GDPR is not just there for organisations to use in respect of what policies, practices and procedures need to be in place, but it is also there for victims to use to see some form of access to justice.

At Your Lawyers, we have a leading firm of privacy compensation experts having been representing thousands of clients in this niche and complex area of law for many years. You can read more about our firm here.

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