{"id":19246,"date":"2024-11-27T16:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19246"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:19:05","slug":"institutional-abuse-victims-awarded-30000-after-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19246","title":{"rendered":"Institutional abuse victims awarded \u00a330,000 after data breach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2020 a newsletter circulated in an email revealed the identities of around 250 survivors of abuse<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Three victims of historical institutional abuse (HIA) in Northern Ireland who were exposed in a major data breach<\/a> are each to receive \u00a330,000 in damages, the High Court heard on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The settlements were announced in claims against the body, which was set up to champion their cause, and The Executive Office.<\/p>\n

Proceedings were issued after a newsletter circulated in an email by the HIA Interim Advocate’s Office in May 2020 mistakenly revealed the identities of around 250 survivors of abuse.<\/p>\n

At the time, interim advocate Brendan McAllister issued an apology for the disclosure of their details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr McAllister said measures were immediately taken to recall the email, with the incident also reported to the information commissioner.<\/p>\n

In one of the largest class actions in Northern Ireland\u2019s legal history, more than 80 litigants sued for breaches of privacy, negligence and personal injury.<\/p>\n

Three test cases in the claims against the interim advocate and The Executive Office were listed for hearing in court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

But following discussions, senior counsel for the three people, who are all anonymous, confirmed that a resolution had been reached.<\/p>\n

David Ringland KC told the court: \u201cIn each case the action is settled for \u00a330,000 in damages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Justice Colton praised both sides for reaching the outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘This shouldn’t have happened’<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Victims campaigner Margaret McGuckin attended the hearing to support the three plaintiffs<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Outside court, a solicitor representing the group said they had been fully vindicated in taking the cases.<\/p>\n

Claire McKeegan said: \u201cMany of the survivors we represent had never told anyone of the abuse they suffered, not even their closest relatives, so they needed confidentiality more than most.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most robust protections should have been in place to ensure no survivor of abuse endured any further pain and suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campaigner and activist Margaret McGuckin, who attended the hearing to support the three plaintiffs, said they were in tears of delight at the settlements.<\/p>\n

Ms McGuckin, who spearheads the group Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse (SAVIA), insisted all remaining cases in the class action should be entitled to the same level of damages.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have more self worth than any sum that was offered,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shouldn’t have happened, they have been let down all their lives and suffered the same pain.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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