Starting a UK GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide


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Practice notes

Starting a UK GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide


Published by a ½Û×ÓÊÓƵ Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on pursuing a ‘UK GDPR claim’. This is with reference to the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Claims under the EU jurisdiction are dealt with under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR).

UK data protection law (particularly Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK GDPR) is largely derived from EEA data protection laws and is therefore generally based on similar principles, although there are some detailed differences in the provisions. In addition, in the UK, assimilated law is the name given to retained EU law (REUL) which remains in force after the end of 2023, such as the UK GDPR. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status and treatment under UK law, in that it is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles. From 1 January 2024, REUL is ‘assimilated’ into domestic law by virtue of the fact it

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