Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order

Will there be a formal Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order? With the compensation action underway and many people signed-up, a GLO may well be established.

As a victim of the data breach, you probably want to know more about this and what a GLO is, as well as how you can be a part of a GLO. It’s important to make sure that you are a part of a GLO when one is formed as that’s the way in which you can then benefit from decisions made as part of a GLO.

Here’s some important advice for you.

Will there be a Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order?

We think that it’s likely that a formal Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order (GLO) will be established, or that there will be some form of group proceedings.

The reason for this is that the scale of the action is huge. There are potentially 900,000 people that could be eligible to make a claim for compensation and, following our recent media coverage, we’re now acting for a large group of individuals. A formal GLO may be required to efficiently manage the process of the case and the action overall.

We will still try to resolve cases without the need for court proceedings but, in an action of this scale and nature, a GLO or a formal group court case may be unavoidable.

What is a GLO?

If a formal Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order (GLO) is established, you may be keen to know more about what this means and what it entails.

In short, a GLO is an order from the Court that allows many Claimants to join a single register to then proceed as part of one joint action. Instead of having to issue thousands of different cases across dozens of different Courts across the UK, we usually issue a single GLO in a High Court to manage all the cases. A GLO is usually made by way of a law firm making an application for one to be formed, and a hearing will often take place for a Judge to decide if there should be one.

If the application is successful, a GLO can be established with a cut-off point for people to join the register. Then, the GLO can be used to set precedents for all the cases that form as part of the register. We can use the GLO to narrow the common issues in cases, like liability.

How can you be a part of a GLO?

If a Virgin Media data breach Group Litigation Order is made, you will need to be on the formal register of Claimants to then take part in the GLO proceedings.

Before the cut-off point, you will also need to have complied with any directions from the Court. For this action, this may include things like evidence that you’re affected by the data breach and are eligible to be a part of the GLO.

The first step to being a part of any future GLO is to sign-up for a compensation claim. You can do this via the main part of the website here, and start your No Win, No Fee case today.

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