Group Action Lawyers for 56 Dean Street

The Group Action Lawyers are acting for a large proportion of those claiming for the 56 Dean Street data leak from September 2015.

On the 1^st of September an NHS sexual health clinic in Soho made the mistake of sending out a newsletter to over 700 users of a HIV service. The email did not mask the names and addresses of the other recipients, resulting in people seeing each other’s personal and confidential details.

This has been seen by most as the worst NHS data leak in history, and it has had an understandably profound affect on those who were involved.

About the breach

The identities of people using the 56 Dean Street clinic were made available to see by other recipients of the email. The majority of those whose identity was revealed in the email are HIV positive, from what we have been advised. The clinic services a small area of London and people were able to identify other people they know from the email.

The 56 Dean Street sexual health clinic offered a service to patients to receive test results and newsletters by email, known as “Option E”. Although the Trust was quick to apologise after the data leak, the irreversible damage had already been done.

Acting now

Liability has been accepted for most of the cases we are working on – with the most recent cases set to follow suit. Compensation for victims is now a matter of evidence gathering and negotiation in our view.

If you are affected but have yet to claim: It’s easy to start a claim now. Our specialist Data Breach Team is on hand and ready to ensure that you get the compensation that you deserve.

However, there are always legal time limits for cases of this nature. One such time limit that may be applicable for people claiming in this action is only a one year time limit on being able to make a claim, which is therefore due to expire next month in September 2016!

If you are unsure about making a claim, we urge you to get in touch with us because we offer free and no obligation advice about making a claim as a victim. If you do with to purse a claim then we can offer a no win, no fee basis. The choice is yours, but it’s always worth at least asking for advice before you decide against claiming.