If your race, ethnicity or sexual orientation was disclosed in a data breach, this can have serious consequences. In the UK, such information is classed as ‘special category data’, this means that it is particularly sensitive and requires additional protection.
Organisations that handle special category data must implement strict data protection measures to ensure it is kept safe and secure. When this doesn’t happen, you can make a compensation claim.
Breaches involving special category data can result in discrimination against individuals or groups. For example, an employer might use this information to discriminate in hiring, or a landlord might use it to discriminate in renting. Companies may use racial, ethnic or sexual orientation data to target individuals with specific marketing messages or offers, which could be perceived as insensitive or discriminatory.
In some cases, racial, ethnic and sexual orientation data breaches put individuals at risk of physical harm, harassment, or other forms of violence.
KP Law is a group action law firm. With a group action claim, you and the other victims join together and fight to get compensation. Group actions can be a powerful tool and can have a bigger impact than a single claim.
If you are a victim of a data protection breach involving your race, ethnicity or sexual orientation, check out our current group actions to see if we are running a claim related to that specific breach.
If you are involved in a potential group action not listed below, please contact us and tell us about it! Where enough people come forward, we may launch a new claim.
We do not take on individual cases.
Don’t let the fear of costs stop you getting the justice you deserve. Contact us today and let us fight for you.
While each case is judged on its own merits, there are some things we would typically look for when it comes to when claiming compensation following a data breach, cybercrime or other GDPR violation:
With stolen data, cybercriminals can make purchases using your bank and credit cards, apply for credit in your name, set up fraudulent bank accounts and access your existing online accounts.
GDPR failures, cybercrime and data breaches can have a significant impact on you, both mentally and physically. They can cause or exacerbate anxiety, stress and other psychological conditions.
Your data has value, and organisations must be held to account if they fail to protect your right to data privacy or otherwise do not uphold your GDPR rights.
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This success has been recognised in the 2027 edition of the Legal 500, with KP Law maintaining its Tier 1 ranking for Group Litigation.
The Legal 500’s commentary celebrates the firm’s work on complex, high-value group litigation and identifies the breadth of its practice, including product liability, data breach and equal pay claims. It also highlights the strong contribution of the wider team across the firm’s ongoing matters and recognises KP Law’s status as a leader in its field.
Three KP Law lawyers also receive individual recognition in the directory. Managing Partner Andrew Nugent Smith and Partner and Head of Product Liability Tom Longstaff are listed as Leading Individuals. Senior Associate Carter Young retains her status as a Leading Associate.
This development comes despite Harrods previously stating that it accepted vicarious liability for the ‘despicable sexual abuse’ suffered by hundreds of survivors.This latest disclosure, on the day of the second anniversary of the documentary that highlighted the scale of the abuse by Fayed and his team of enablers, follows the
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