Claim for damages for Data Protection breach

Wingrove Law advised clients who, through a Subject Access Request, discovered their online social media activity was being secretly monitored by a PR agency appointed by a national housebuilder. It became apparent that the national housebuilder maintained a "Facebook Watchlist" which was routinely discussed at board level and used to inform the housebuilder's defensive actions against owners posting online content they deemed to be adverse to their own interests e.g. inviting others to come forward with a view to taking group legal action; offering to share personal experiences with prospective buyers etc.

The clients were also being routinely monitored at their home.

Wingrove Law advised the clients in a claim for damages for the national housebuilder's unlawful use of their personal data. The claimants recovered a five-figure sum on settlement, plus costs.