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bank data breach claim
October 30, 2020

Free data breach claims assessment today

Our specialist data breach team is on-hand to provide you with a free data breach claims assessment at your convenience.

If you want us to, we aim to be able to take the case on and get the claim set up on the very first call as well, and we have extended opening hours to be as accessible as we can for you.

As a leading firm of data breach lawyers representing thousands of clients for cases, we will do our best to help you.

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data breach compensation pay-out guide working on a No Win, No Fee
October 28, 2020

Our data breach solicitors: working on a No Win, No Fee basis

Our specialist data breach solicitors are working on a No Win, No Fee basis for thousands of clients whose information has been misused or exposed here in the UK.

In this article, we will outline what this means and how you can speak to our team for a free assessment today. We will also outline why we work in this way, which we believe is really important for our clients.

As a leading firm of data breach solicitors, we wouldn’t have it any other way.

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data breach class actions
October 26, 2020

Your Lawyers: data breach class actions specialists

We are Your Lawyers, T/A the Data Leak Lawyers. We specialise in data breach class actions and individual cases, and we represent thousands of clients for cases with our No Win, No Fee representation.

We are representing clients across a wide range of actions, including British Airways, Virgin Media, Charing Cross GIC, and Equifax, to name just a few. Given how important it is to instruct the right lawyers for a case like this, here is some useful information for you.

To speak to the team about instructing us for a class action cases, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us today.

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Your Lawyers Virgin Media
October 21, 2020

Your Lawyers Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action Launch

Last week, the Your Lawyers Virgin Media Data Breach Group Action was launched. The action is in support of the 900,000 people who have suffered from the breach.

The Group Action claim could lead to a total pay-out of to £4.5 billion, with each individual potentially receiving up to £5,000.00, based on early estimations.

If you have been contacted by Virgin Media to inform you of your involvement in the data breach, you could be eligible to claim. To be a part of the Group Action Claim, all you need to do is fill out a few basic questions here and our team will do the rest.

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cybersecurity month
October 19, 2020

Cybersecurity month: importance of protection and legal representation

This October marks the 8th year of the European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), and it is an important thing to mark as a leading firm of data breach compensation lawyers.

Starting in 2012, the event brings together parties across Europe to unite against cyber threats and dangers. It is important to know how to protect yourself online against cyber criminals and hackers, and it is also important to know where to turn to in the event that you have been the victim of a breach.

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Virgin Media group action data breach
October 15, 2020

Virgin Media Group Action for data breach launched by Your Lawyers

Your Lawyers (t/a The Data Leak Lawyers) has launched a formal Virgin Media Group Action in support of the 900,000 victims affected by the 2020 data breach.

This latest group action is one of the over 45 group and multi-party data actions that the firm has launched, representing thousands of clients for legal cases on a No Win, No Fee basis. The firm launched its first action for privacy breaches back in 2014 and was appointed to the Steering Committee responsible for the overall conduct of the first GDPR Group Litigation Order (GLO) in England and Wales, the British Airways Group Action.

Now, Virgin Media has just weeks to agree to resolution terms, or an application for a GLO in this case is also set to be applied for.

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data breach group action cases
October 13, 2020

Data breach group action cases – claim compensation with the experts

We are true experts when it comes to data breach group action cases, representing thousands of clients for No Win, No Fee claims, having launched over 45 actions so far.

We have been involved in some of the biggest and earliest actions in England and Wales, and we represent clients in infamous and ground-breaking cases. We believe that those who have been harmed by a data breach deserve some form of justice for what has happened, and the GDPR can allow people to receive compensation.

Data breach compensation amounts can be substantial when incredibly personal and sensitive data is exposed or misused. Here is a little guidance about our work and an insight into two of the key actions that we are representing clients for.

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coronavirus contact tracing data app data breach risks
October 12, 2020

Compensation for the leak of private user information

You could be entitled to claim data breach compensation for the leak of private user information, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis.

We will give you an insight into how it can happen, what you can do and what you could claim for – which could be thousands of pounds for any distress that you suffer from.

To speak to the team for free advice now, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Home Office data breaches government data breach leak
October 07, 2020

Home Office data breaches increasing: a cause for concern

It has been reported that the number of Home Office data breaches is on the rise, which is a huge cause for concern given the nature of the information that they store and process.

There have been issues reported over electronic equipment and devices not being adequately protected, and documents that contain sensitive information not being properly looked after. It is understood that numbers of events in some areas have increased drastically – a matter that needs to be addressed quickly.

As a leading firm of data breach compensation lawyers, we are used to holding public sector and government organisations to account. We can tell you from first-hand experience just how devastating these types of breaches can be, which is why it is important for something to be done.

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Dyfed-Powys Police enforcement notice
October 05, 2020

Leading Data Lawyers concerned to learn of Greater Manchester Police data breach

As a leading firm of UK data breach compensation lawyers, we are incredibly concerned to learn of the Greater Manchester Police data breach that may affect thousands of victims of serious crime.

Representing thousands of clients for No Win, No Fee compensation cases for individual claims and in over 45 group action matters, our team is dedicated to fighting for the rights of those whose personal and sensitive information has been exposed or misused. We have seen how damaging a leak like this can be, and we have settled serious privacy compensation claims having been specialising in this area of law for over the last six years.

If you have been affected by this incident, we may be able to help you.

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