The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology found that in 2025, approximately 612,000 businesses and 61,000 charities in the UK identified a cyber attack or data breach. With the rise of cybercrime, personal data breaches are becoming more commonplace in the UK.
Personal data breaches can feel exposing, but our panel of expert data breach solicitors are here to help you make a claim. A data breach can cause financial loss or psychological damage, and in some cases, both. This can clearly have a detrimental impact on your quality of life and cause financial stress.
Read on through our guide to learn about how data breach solicitors could help you. We also discuss whether you need to work with a local solicitor, whether you can change your legal representation and when you could have an eligible data breach compensation claim.
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- The Benefits Of Working With Data Breach Solicitors
- Do My Data Breach Solicitors Have To Be Local To Me?
- I’ve Been A Victim Of A Data Breach, Can A Solicitor Help Me?
- Finding The Right Data Breach Solicitors For My Claim
- Can I Make A Data Breach Claim On A No Win No Fee Basis?
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The Benefits Of Working With Data Breach Solicitors
By instructing one of the data breach solicitors from our panel to work on your data breach compensation claim, you can rest assured that you are in experienced hands.
Our team has decades of experience acting on behalf of those who have suffered financial or psychological damage from a personal data breach.
Our team can help you with:
- Explaining legal language and the claims process to you
- Ensuring your claim is started within the permitted time limit
- Gathering evidence to strengthen your claim
- Explaining how your data breach compensation is calculated
- Helping you to claim on a No Win No Fee basis
Contact us today to learn more about how a solicitor from our panel could help you.
Do My Data Breach Solicitors Have To Be Local To Me?
No, not at all. Your data breach solicitors could be from an entirely different place in the UK and still be able to offer you assistance and advocate for you in your claim via the internet or the telephone.
Not being limited to only working with a local solicitor means that you can find one who specialises in the type of claim you are looking to make.
Our panel of solicitors have lots of experience working on various data breach claims, and have helped clients all across the country.
To find out more about our solicitors of personal data breach solicitors, contact us today.
I’ve Been A Victim Of A Data Breach, Can A Solicitor Help Me?
A solicitor could help you following a personal data breach, provided that you have a valid claim. In order for you to be eligible to make a data breach claim, three things must be present in your case:
- The data breach was caused by an organisation’s wrongful conduct, such as their failure to abide by data protection legislation
- Your personal data was compromised and involved in the data breach
- You suffered psychological harm (such as anxiety or depression), or financial loss, or both, as a result
The UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 sit together as data protection laws. They lay out the rules and regulations that organisations need to adhere to when processing the personal data of UK residents. This could include updating cybersecurity measures (to prevent a cyber incident) and providing staff with sufficient data protection training (to prevent a breach caused by human error).
If they fail to do this, and this leads to your personal data being breached, you may be able to claim compensation. However, the personal data breach must have also caused you financial or mental harm.
If you have any questions, such as ‘Can I claim compensation if my data is breached with a solicitor?’, you can contact our advisors.
Finding The Right Data Breach Solicitors For My Claim
Choosing the right solicitor can be difficult, especially as it may feel daunting to start your claim.
Our advice to help you find the right data breach solicitor is to make sure to read reviews and testimonials to get a better idea of the reputation of the law firm you want to work with.
As a part of the free services offered by Public Interest Lawyers, you could contact our advisors and discuss what you are looking for from your solicitor. They can then connect you with one of the data breach solicitors on our panel who will be committed to acting on your behalf. They have years of experience claiming compensation on behalf of their clients for a range of different data breach claims.
By talking with our advisors, you will be under no obligation to begin a case. However, they could connect you with a solicitor should you wish to be. Contact us today.
I Am Not Happy With My Data Breach Solicitor, Can I Change?
If, for whatever reason, you are unhappy with your solicitor, you can change your representation.
You might not be happy with the way that your solicitor was dealing with your case, or you might feel dissatisfied with the service you are receiving.
At any point in your claim, whether this be at the start or during your claims process, you can transfer solicitors and choose alternative representation if you wish to do so.
Here at Public Interest Lawyers, our panel have decades of experience in various types of data breach claims. They have won compensation for their clients for both their mental and financial suffering, and they could also help you.
Do You Always Have To Work With A Solicitor To Claim UK GDPR Breach Compensation?
You don’t have to instruct a solicitor to claim data breach compensation, but working with one can come with various advantages.
Data breach solicitors are specialised and knowledgeable in data breach legislation and the claims process as a whole. By working with a solicitor from Public Interest Lawyers, you can rest assured that our team will do all they can to accommodate your needs as their client.
Contact us today to discuss your case and receive free advice. You could also be connected with a solicitor from our panel who could help you with claiming compensation.
Can I Make A Data Breach Claim On A No Win No Fee Basis?
Yes, you can claim on a No Win No Fee basis with our panel here at Public Interest Lawyers. The solicitors on our panel work via a Conditional Fee Agreement. What this means is that you wouldn’t be required to pay for their legal services at the beginning or during your claim. Additionally, if your claim is unsuccessful, you will not need to pay for their services.
Instead, a percentage would be deducted from your compensation should your claim be a success. The percentage of this fee is capped by the law. This ensures that clients receive the majority of their compensation.
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We hope our guide about data breach solicitors has been useful for you today. If you have any questions about your claim, or to see if you could be eligible to work with a solicitor from our panel, contact our advisors by:
More Information
Why not read our other guides on:
- What to do following a landlord data breach.
- Guidance on claiming after a sexual abuse data breach
- Advice for data breach claims against a solicitor.
Useful external resources:
- How to access information from a public authority from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- Advice and Guidance on how to protect your personal information from the National Cyber Security Centre
- Learn what personal data your employer can keep about you from Gov.UK
Thank you for reading our guide on data breach solicitors. To see if a solicitor from our panel could help you with your particular claim, contact our advisors.