Liverpool barristers have been instructed in British Airways data breach case

Barristers from Exchange Chambers in Liverpool have been instructed in the high-profile British Airways data breach case.

Half a million British Airways BA customers have been given the go ahead to bring compensation claims against the airline at the High Court.

The airline reported that it had suffered a cyber-attack on its systems in September 2018.

The Independent Commissioner’s Office was called in to investigate and found that 500,000 customers had been affected.

Personal details, including payment data and addresses, were compromised by the hack, according to the ICO’s findings.

BA began to contact affected customers last year and a group litigation order has now been given the go-ahead, paving the way for a mass legal action against.

The judge granted a window of 15 months for people to come forward and join the group litigation.

Louis Browne QC and Ian Whitehurst from Exchange Chambers have been instructed by Hayes Connor Solicitors in Widnes to advise on the BA data breach group litigation and at present have a total of in excess of 500 clients.

In addition to BA, Exchange Chambers’ Data Breach and Privacy practice is instructed in a range of high-profile matters including advising on group, representative and multi-party actions, privacy and reputation management cases and substantial individual data breach cases affecting the human rights of numerous individuals.