No, not necessarily. A data breach claim may include distress, anxiety or embarrassment, even where there has been no direct financial loss.

However, the breach alone may not be enough. You will usually need to show that the organisation breached data protection law and that this caused you some form of harm.

That harm may be financial, such as fraud or expenses, or non-financial, such as distress, anxiety, loss of sleep or psychological impact.

Havard Law Solicitors can review what happened and advise whether the impact is likely to support a claim.