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.