Make A Data Breach Compensation Claim

If you’ve suffered damage following a data breach, you may want to learn more about the claims process. If so, you’ve found the right page. Below, we explore UK GDPR data breach compensation claims in comprehensive detail.

We look at how breaches can happen, what you can do to secure your data, and how our No Win No Fee solicitors can help you claim compensation.

If you would like assistance from our data breach solicitors here at Accident Claims, or if you’d like us to assess your eligibility to claim, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Can I Make A Data Breach Compensation Claim?

The UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018 outline a data controller and data processor’s responsibilities to protect your personal data.

If they fail to adhere to these pieces of data protection law, you may be entitled to seek compensation for a data protection breach. However, certain criteria must be met. This includes proving:

A data controller or processor failed to adhere to data protection law.
Their wrongful conduct caused a personal data breach to occur.
As a result, you were affected financially or psychologically.

Data breach compensation amounts in the UK can address the way in which you have been impacted by your personal information being compromised.

To learn whether you could be eligible to claim after a UK GDPR breach and whether compensation amounts could be awarded, get in touch on the number above.

How Long Do I Have To Make A UK GDPR Data Breach Claim?

If your personal information has been compromised due to a breach of the UK GDPR, compensation can only be awarded to you if you meet the relevant eligibility criteria. Additionally, your personal data breach claim must also be started within the correct time limit.

Generally, you will have six years to launch your claim.

One of the benefits of working with a solicitor on your case is that they can help ensure that your claim is filed within the correct limitation period.

To see if you could be eligible to work with one of our solicitors, you can contact our advisors today. They can also help answer any questions you may have about the rules set out in the UK GDPR and how to claim compensation for a breach of your personal data.

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Condition/Injury	JCG Bracket for Compensation	Severity
Multiple severe psychological injuries along with costs and losses caused by the breach.	Up to £250,000+	Combinations of severe psychological injuries along with financial costs and losses such as costs associated with identity theft.
Psychological (General) Injury (A)	£54,830 to £115,730	Severe – Problems with all aspects of life and a very poor prognosis.
Psychological (General) Injury(B)	£19,070 to £54,830	Moderately severe – Similar problems to the bracket above but with a more optimistic prognosis.
Psychological (General) Injury (C)	£5,860 to £19,070	Moderate – there may have been problems akin to those in the brackets above but there would already have been some improvement and a good prognosis.
Psychological (General) Injury (D)	£1,540 to £5,860	Less severe – The award in this case would depend on the length of disability and how daily activities and sleep were impacted.
Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (A)	£59,860 to £100,670	Severe – the injured person won’t be able to work, or function like they did pre-trauma.
Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (B)	£23,150 to £59,860	Moderately severe – There will be a better prognosis than the bracket above.
Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (C)	£8,180 to £23,150	Moderate – The injured party will have largely recovered and any continuing symptoms will not be terribly disabling.
Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (D)	Up to £8,180	Less severe – where virtual recovery is made within 1-2 years.

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Condition/Injury

JCG Bracket for Compensation

Severity

Multiple severe psychological injuries along with costs and losses caused by the breach.

Up to £250,000+

Combinations of severe psychological injuries along with financial costs and losses such as costs associated with identity theft.

Psychological (General) Injury (A)

£54,830 to £115,730

Severe – Problems with all aspects of life and a very poor prognosis.

Psychological (General) Injury(B)

£19,070 to £54,830

Moderately severe – Similar problems to the bracket above but with a more optimistic prognosis.

Psychological (General) Injury (C)

£5,860 to £19,070

Moderate – there may have been problems akin to those in the brackets above but there would already have been some improvement and a good prognosis.

Psychological (General) Injury (D)

£1,540 to £5,860

Less severe – The award in this case would depend on the length of disability and how daily activities and sleep were impacted.

Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (A)

£59,860 to £100,670

Severe – the injured person won’t be able to work, or function like they did pre-trauma.

Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (B)

£23,150 to £59,860

Moderately severe – There will be a better prognosis than the bracket above.

Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (C)

£8,180 to £23,150

Moderate – The injured party will have largely recovered and any continuing symptoms will not be terribly disabling.

Post-traumatic stress cases (PTSD) (D)

Up to £8,180

Less severe – where virtual recovery is made within 1-2 years.

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