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UK council data breaches
July 12, 2022

Compensation for sensitive council data breaches

Sensitive council data breaches can lead to victims suffering considerable distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information.

Councils and local authorities store and process a significant wealth of very personal information for a huge number of people. Their duty to protect this information is incredibly important. If they fail to adhere to vital data protection laws, a victim of a data breach could be entitled to claim compensation now.

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July 11, 2022

Public sector GDPR fines set to change

Public sector GDPR fines are set to change following an open letter that has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in recent weeks.

It is looking like there may be a shift in focus away from the need to issue large fines in the public sector, and instead focusing on how standards could be raised across the board.

Regulatory fines are a separate matter to the rights of victims who can still be eligible to claim compensation for any distress or loss that has been caused by a data breach. You should always contact our data privacy team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

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July 04, 2022

Welsh local authority data breach compensation claims

We can pursue Welsh local authority data breach compensation claims on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients, and you can obtain free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Your Lawyers is a leading firm of Data Leak Specialists representing thousands of people just like you who need our help when it comes to a privacy breach. You could be entitled to claim thousands of pounds in compensation, and our team is on hand to help you now.

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June 28, 2022

Leak of confidential documents – claiming compensation

You could be eligible to claim compensation for a leak of confidential documents, and we may be able to offer No Win, No Fee legal representation.

Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leak Lawyers, represent thousands of people for privacy compensation cases. Many of those are centred on confidential data and documentation being misused or exposed, so we know all too well how badly the victims of such an event can be affected.

Although we cannot undo any damage that has been done to you, we can use the law to fight for your right to receive compensation for what you have had to go through. We are here to help.

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June 01, 2022

Wandsworth Council data leak

The media has reported that there has been a Wandsworth Council data leak that may have affected tens of thousands of people, arising from an error on a mass email.

Anyone who has been affected could be entitled to claim compensation now on a No Win, No Fee basis. Depending on how you may have been affected, you could be eligible for our legal representation.

You can contact our leading team of data experts and speak to us for free, no-obligation advice here now.

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May 27, 2022

Cheshire West and Chester Council data leak

Media reports have confirmed that there has been a Cheshire West and Chester Council data leak, and it appears to be yet another in a long line of email breaches of its kind.

At Your Lawyers, as The Data Leak Lawyers, we are used to helping people claim compensation for incidents like this as leading privacy claims experts. It does not come as a surprise to us when we see a repeat of a style of incident, despite the fact that data laws are more stringent these days, and organisations should learn from the errors of others. Despite this, in our experience, these same kinds of breaches just keep on happening time and time again.

This may be part of the reason as to why we represent thousands of people for claims, and have already recovered over £1m in damages for mostly individual clients to date.

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May 18, 2022

Email attachment data breaches – claiming compensation

Victims affected by email attachment data breaches can be entitled to pursue a privacy compensation case on a No Win, No Fee basis now.

As a leading firm of data breach solicitors, we represent thousands of clients for cases and many of them have been affected by incidents like this. They are commonly caused by people receiving the wrong information, or where a mass email is sent out that has an attachment that should not be there.

If you have been affected by an event like this, you may be able to pursue a claim for data breach compensation for any breach of the GDPR that has taken place. Victims can be entitled to claim for any distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information, and we are here to help you now.

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May 17, 2022

County council data breaches: claim compensation now

Victims of county council data breaches can be eligible to claim compensation for any distress caused by the loss of control of personal information, and eligible clients can benefit from No Win, No Fee legal representation.

Contrary to what many people believe, you do not need to have lost any money to claim. You can claim for just the distress caused, and a claim is separate from any fine issued by regulators. What you need is an expert team of lawyers on your side to help, and that is where we come in.

Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leak Lawyers, is here to help you now. You can benefit from our enviable experience in this niche and complex area of law as pioneers of privacy compensation claims, with over £1m in data breach damages already recovered for mostly individual clients.

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May 10, 2022

Increasing risk of cyber threats – victims claiming compensation

It is no secret that we live in a world of the increasing risk of cyber threats affecting us all, and it is vital that victims whose personal information has been exposed or misused know what to do.

We are Your Lawyers – The Data Leak Lawyers – and we specialise in representing people for privacy compensation cases. We have been doing so for almost a decade, which means that our experience makes us a leading firm in this niche and complex area of law. Our proven track record of having recovered over £1m in damages for mostly singular cases, representing thousands of clients right now, means that our clients benefit from real experience. This can help us to achieve data breach compensation pay-outs that are better for our clients, with our average standing at just over £6,000 per settled case in damages alone.

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April 27, 2022

Serious council data breaches: claim compensation

For victims of serious council data breaches, it can be important to claim compensation to achieve some form of justice for what you have had to go through.

The GDPR can entitle you to claim compensation for any distress that is caused by the loss of control of your personal information, and you could be awarded thousands of pounds in damages. Your Lawyers, as leading Data Leak Lawyers, has a current average settlement award of just over £6,000 in damages alone for mostly individual clients. This shows that the law can ensure that victims are fairly compensated, and that our significant experience in this area of law can lead to high pay-outs.

We know some other firms that have only more recently started looking into data cases are settling quickly and cheaply, which may not allow for full justice for the victims. Our experience, having worked in this area of law for almost a decade, speaks for itself. Never get duped into accepting anything less than you deserve.

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