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Claims against HM Courts & Tribunal Services

Our claims against public authority team make compensation claims for a breach of the Data Protection Act and GDPR in circumstances where the court has failed to keep an accurate record of an individual’s data or has failed to update the record when circumstances have changed.

This is an area that can often be particularly complex. In a lot of situations, HM Court and Tribunal Services are not liable, as they often have the benefit of ‘judicial immunity’.

However, claims of this nature can still be pursued in some circumstances, for example if you have been unlawfully imprisoned following the court sending a summons and/or letter to an incorrect address or if incorrect information has been recorded against you. In these circumstances, the court may have breached its data protection obligations and you may be entitled to claim compensation from them.

 

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Funding your claim

We offer competitive private funding rates and routinely act for clients who pay privately. We are proud of the service we offer to our clients. We are also a practice that has the benefit of a legal aid franchise and as such, are able to act for the most vulnerable clients, free of charge.

On occasions, we may act for you under a no win, no fee agreement.  Please look at our funding page for more information about the various options for funding your case.

How we will assess your case - claims against HM Courts & Tribunal Services

Our team are experts in bringing civil compensation claims against all types of public authorities and our services are in very high demand.  Our experts assess every one of the hundreds of enquiries that we receive each month and our case review panel decides which ones we are able to accept based on the prospects of success of each case and our capacity to deal with it. They will also decide which of the various funding options we can offer.

Unfortunately, it is not possible for us to accept every case that we’re contacted about and we have to reject many of the enquiries we receive. In order for us to properly assess your enquiry we will require some basic details, such as your name and contact email as well as some basic information about your case. Providing us with these details is not a guarantee that we will accept your case. 

You will be notified by email about whether your case has been accepted or not but we do not provide reasons if we decide to reject it.

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