No win, no Fee - Equifax data breech compensation

aliC

I just found out that compensation may be due to those affected by the Equifax data breech:

https://www.hayesconnor.co.uk/equifax-data-breach/

I had a letter from Equifax saying my data was part of the breech.

The solicitors above speciliase in no win, no fee.

They say:

If successfull.... "This 'success fee' is taken from the compensation awarded to you. The amount of the success fee depends on when your case is settled, but with Hayes Connor Solicitors you never have to pay more than 25% of your compensation."

Having never done this, has anyone had experience in this area?

Is up to 25% high, or standard?

Do I need a solicitor to lodge a claim, or can I do it myself?

molerat

£1000 to £2500 for each person affected, dream on ! Load of vultures. If you feel you have a quantifiable loss from the breach then complain yourself.

PRAISETHESUN

I'd personally run through the complaints process first, escalating to FOS if needed. If you are then unsatisfied with the result, you can always pursue legal action... but if you pursue legal action first then the FOS won't help you if you don't like the outcome. You may have issues if you cannot demonstrate that you have suffered financially as a result of the breach, but the fact that you at risk now may be enough.

Personally I'd avoid people like this like the plague - they just seem to be jumping on the compo bandwagon, trying to milk money out of people for something you can (mostly) do yourself.

sourcrates

Now the PPI deadline is almost upon us, claims management companies will be looking for a new bone to chew on, I’d personally avoid these people like the plague, do as advised above, complain yourself.

bigisi

aliC wrote: »

Do I need a solicitor to lodge a claim, or can I do it myself?

If you do it yourself please learn how to spell breach

SnowTiger

aliC wrote: »

I just found out that compensation may be due to those affected by the Equifax data breech:

spam

I had a letter from Equifax saying my data was part of the breech.

The solicitors above speciliase in no win, no fee.

Is this the 2017 Equifax data breach?

Apparently my data was leaked. Two years on it hasn't affected me.

How did it affect you? What loss have you suffered?

chanz4

they compensated by giving monitoring that's enough for me

epm-84

sourcrates said:

Now the PPI deadline is almost upon us, claims management companies will be looking for a new bone to chew on, I’d personally avoid these people like the plague, do as advised above, complain yourself.

I was trying to do a Google search to see if anyone has revealed that they have got compensation as a result of the Equifax breach and this thread came up in the results, so I'm presuming no solicitors have got large payouts on behalf of their clients.

I agree that you should do it yourself first if you are able to.  There's no point letting someone else get 25% of your compensation for effectively writing a letter on your behalf, even if they do manage to get a bit more than what you would have got otherwise.

Fighter1986

aliC said:

I just found out that compensation may be due to those affected by the Equifax data breech:

https://www.hayesconnor.co.uk/equifax-data-breach/

I had a letter from Equifax saying my data was part of the breech.

The solicitors above speciliase in no win, no fee.

They say:

If successfull.... "This 'success fee' is taken from the compensation awarded to you. The amount of the success fee depends on when your case is settled, but with Hayes Connor Solicitors you never have to pay more than 25% of your compensation."

Having never done this, has anyone had experience in this area?

Is up to 25% high, or standard?

Do I need a solicitor to lodge a claim, or can I do it myself?

Amounts awarded in compensation claims reflect quantifiable losses.

What quantifiable losses did you suffer as a result of the breach?

epm-84

Fighter1986 said:

aliC said:

I just found out that compensation may be due to those affected by the Equifax data breech:

https://www.hayesconnor.co.uk/equifax-data-breach/

I had a letter from Equifax saying my data was part of the breech.

The solicitors above speciliase in no win, no fee.

They say:

If successfull.... "This 'success fee' is taken from the compensation awarded to you. The amount of the success fee depends on when your case is settled, but with Hayes Connor Solicitors you never have to pay more than 25% of your compensation."

Having never done this, has anyone had experience in this area?

Is up to 25% high, or standard?

Do I need a solicitor to lodge a claim, or can I do it myself?

Amounts awarded in compensation claims reflect quantifiable losses.

What quantifiable losses did you suffer as a result of the breach?

Remember that a quantifiable loss can include time wasting or harassment by scammers, even if it hasn't led to you having to get a new phone number or having to move house as a financial expense.

MovingForwards

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