Virgin Media data breach – join the consumer class action

In the Virgin Media data breach, 900,000 people had their data exposed via an unsecured database, and swathes of personal details were left vulnerable to unauthorised eyes. The high number of affected customers means that Your Lawyers has seen fit to launch a consumer class action, also known as a group action, to hold Virgin Media to account for their breach of data protection duties.

If you have been notified by Virgin Media of your involvement in the data breach, you may be eligible to claim compensation. As we expect many claimants to join our legal action, we have made the registration process quick and easy with our simple sign-up forms, so do not hesitate to get your claim started with us today.

What is a consumer class action?

A consumer class action, often referred to as a group action in the UK, is a type of case in which many consumers can all claim together against the same Defendant with regard to the same problem, or a similar one.

In the Virgin Media class action, victims can claim for the varying degrees of distress and financial loss they may have suffered as a result of the data breach. Collating the claims into one action can allow them to be processed more efficiently, and also a collective action can represent a considerable force against the Defendant.

There is strength in numbers.

Claiming with Your Lawyers

At Your Lawyers, we are specialists in consumer actions with experience across many high-profile cases. For example, we pioneered legal action in the UK that then led to one of the most influential consumer class actions of recent years, the VW emissions litigation. Since this action, numerous car manufacturers are now also under investigation for allegedly cheating emissions tests.

In the Group Litigation Order for the British Airways data breach, we are one of the law firms of the Steering Committee, which means we are jointly responsible for the overall direction of the litigation. This is the first GDPR GLO in the UK.

As such, if you join the consumer class action we have launched, you can rest assured that your case is in experienced and capable hands. Our confidence in the action is so great that we can offer No Win, No Fee representation to eligible clients.

Compensation pay-outs in a data breach action

In your Virgin Media data breach claim, you could be eligible to claim General Damages and Special Damages. Either or both of these can then make up your compensation pay-out.

General Damages can cover your involvement in the breach and any distress or psychological difficulties that may have arisen as a consequence. Special Damages can cover any financial losses or expenses, for things like fraud or lost earnings if applicable.

Confronted with the force of thousands of claimants, Virgin Media could be facing a huge compensation pay-out. If you join our consumer class action today, you can be confident that you are playing your part in the fight to hold Virgin Media to account for the data breach.

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