{"id":217,"date":"2020-06-17T13:14:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginmediadatabreach.co.uk\/news\/?p=217"},"modified":"2020-06-17T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T12:14:30","slug":"how-long-will-a-virgin-media-data-breach-claim-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginmediadatabreach.co.uk\/news\/how-long-will-a-virgin-media-data-breach-claim-take","title":{"rendered":"How long will a Virgin Media data breach claim take?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re one of the thousands of people we represent for legal cases, or whether you\u2019re thinking of joining this action, you may want to know: how long does a Virgin Media data breach claim take?<\/p>\n

We can tell you from years of experience that it\u2019s common for people to want to know how long their case can take. Unfortunately, this isn\u2019t an easy question to answer; especially when an action is in the early stage like this one. What we can do is explain why, and what we can do, to help you.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s some key advice that you need to know.<\/p>\n

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How long will your Virgin Media data breach claim take?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

How long will your Virgin Media data breach claim take to settle?<\/p>\n

We appreciate that you may want to know, but this is an incredibly hard question to answer.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t want to mislead you, which is why we cannot give you an accurate answer at this stage. We\u2019re too early in the process to know for sure given that news of the data breach only came to light in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n

In reality, a claim could take a long time to settle. We can tell you from years of experience and being involved in over 50 group and multi-party actions that big class action cases like this can take a few years to settle. This can especially be the case when there are 900,000 people affected by this one incident.<\/p>\n

But with our early estimations in the media for compensation pay-outs to potentially reach up to \u00a35,000.00<\/strong><\/a>, it\u2019s definitely worth joining the action. It may take some time before we can reach a successful conclusion, but we are confident that we will be able to get there. Given the nature of the breach, we consider we can establish a successful case of negligence against Virgin Media which means that you should be eligible to receive compensation.<\/p>\n

When will we know more about the timeframes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As we said above, it\u2019s very early days at the moment. It will take a good few months before we reach a point where we may be able to consider time frames in more detail, and there are a few factors to take into consideration.<\/p>\n

How long a Virgin Media data breach claim takes to settle may depend on a number of factors such as:<\/p>\n