[BreachExchange] BRITISH AIRWAYS SETTLES DATA BREACH CLAIM

[Sophia Kingsbury]

https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2021/07/british-airways-settles-data-breach-claim/

The Information Commissioner’s Office handed the British airline giant its
latest fine to date of £20 million. The Information Commissioner’s Office
labelled British Airways’ failure to protect its staff and customers as
“unacceptable”. The amount British Airways are expected to pay in their
settlement, however, remains confidential.

In the UK, collective legal action does not happen as frequently as
class-action suits occur in the US, however, group actions do happen.
Earlier this year, the lead firm in the action Pogust, Goodhead, Mousinho,
Bianchini and Martins (PGMBM) said that British Airways compensation claim
had become the biggest group-action personal-data claim in UK history. Over
16,000 affected individuals are involved.

 On Tuesday, PGMB announced that British Airway’s settlement will include
compensation for qualifying claimants. However, as the settlement terms are
confidential, it remains ambiguous as to how much British Airways will
payout and how many of the 16,000 affected individuals will receive
financial compensation.

 British Airways has apologised to its customers and has reinforced its
position that the company acted quickly as soon as the breach was
discovered.
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