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Well I, and my family took several tests with this firm - and I am very upset about this. I will be speaking to a barrister today or on Monday to explore what,

Well I, and my family took several tests with this firm - and I am very upset about this. I will be speaking to a barrister today or on Monday to explore what, if any, remedies we can seek over this in court. Please if anyone could recommend a London-based barrister who specialises in this sort of matter by DM or in reply that would be much appreciated.

te_chris 5y ago
I used them once as there was no one else who’d give us a rapid test in time. Have emailed their support. Curious to see the answer. Barrister would be the heavy option, but complaints to the ICO and health authorities also an option.
- shusaku 5y ago
  Better to send them an email than a real letter in the post, otherwise they could sell the dna on the stamp.
  - Terry_Roll 5y ago
    Stamps are self adhesive now, for this reason and others.
  - joelbondurant0 5y ago
rob_c 5y ago
- ben_w 5y ago
  Why would someone be branded a conspiracy theorist for hiring a legal representative for what looks at first glance like a straightforward violation of the specific + informed + non-coerced consent requirement of GDPR with regard to the processing of personal data? One which is in the news because it is actively under investigation by the authorities?
  - registeredcorn 5y ago
    Why indeed.
    - rob_c 5y ago
      The downvotes explain it so well...
  - rob_c 5y ago
    The question highlights rather well that there is no consistent logical reason for this attitude. Unfortunately it prevails very strongly at the moment. I agree that the company should be sued into oblivion. And I think should this be say on other antigen or histamitic testing they would. My point is that because it has simply touched covid many people are having reactionary not cognative responses...
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ajb 5y ago
You may want a solicitor rather than a barrister. Historically (in the UK) barristers specialised in arguing before a judge, while solicitors did the rest of the job. This division has now been relaxed a bit, but what you are asking about would normally be the solicitors part of the job I think. Don't have any specific recommendations for lawyers.
- eckesicle 5y ago
  Thanks for clarifying the difference.
flower-giraffe 5y ago
I’d start by looking into the company and related companies at companies house. If you have the time and patience you might find something that’s newsworthy enough to make politicians act to prevent misuse of data, cheaper and more effective than private litigation. [1] https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12657158/officers https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/c...
stjohnswarts 5y ago
If you're really angry you should look into a class action lawsuit, maybe someone is starting one. Contact your representative(s) state and federal with personal letters of concern. They are always looking for stuff like this to further their names and fame.
- TomSwirly 5y ago
  This story is happening in the UK, and PP asked for a "London-based barrister", and class-action suits, states, representatives and the Federal government are American things.
  - joshuaissac 5y ago
    In the UK, parties to a lawsuit can apply to the court for a group litigation order, which groups the lawsuits together and allows parties to join. They are somewhat analogous to American class actions.
  - stjohnswarts 5y ago
    Since US law is heavily based on British law all I can say is uhhhhh..... https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/facebook-faces-massive-lawsuit-in-uk/ https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/facebook-faces-massive-lawsuit... Britain has populous based representative system so they have representatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingd... Britain does have an elected government so they can contact their government for help. I don't understand your attack? The meat of my argument is true and you are attacking small details which is a cheap illogical tactic.
    - rob_c 5y ago
      He's not attacking the argument. He's attacking that the rest of the world isn't like America here, which, was kinda strongly emphasised in the post...
938rrhri3hirhi3 5y ago
https://www.lawsociety.org.uk https://www.lawsociety.org.uk is the professional association for lawyers in England. Any reputable firm will be registered with it and you can search the register for some potential firms to approach. Edit: It's not the regulator that's a different body.

te_chris 5y ago

I used them once as there was no one else who’d give us a rapid test in time. Have emailed their support. Curious to see the answer. Barrister would be the heavy option, but complaints to the ICO and health authorities also an option.

shusaku 5y ago
Better to send them an email than a real letter in the post, otherwise they could sell the dna on the stamp.
- Terry_Roll 5y ago
  Stamps are self adhesive now, for this reason and others.
- joelbondurant0 5y ago

rob_c 5y ago

ben_w 5y ago
Why would someone be branded a conspiracy theorist for hiring a legal representative for what looks at first glance like a straightforward violation of the specific + informed + non-coerced consent requirement of GDPR with regard to the processing of personal data? One which is in the news because it is actively under investigation by the authorities?
- registeredcorn 5y ago
  Why indeed.
  - rob_c 5y ago
    The downvotes explain it so well...
- rob_c 5y ago
  The question highlights rather well that there is no consistent logical reason for this attitude. Unfortunately it prevails very strongly at the moment. I agree that the company should be sued into oblivion. And I think should this be say on other antigen or histamitic testing they would. My point is that because it has simply touched covid many people are having reactionary not cognative responses...

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ajb 5y ago

You may want a solicitor rather than a barrister. Historically (in the UK) barristers specialised in arguing before a judge, while solicitors did the rest of the job. This division has now been relaxed a bit, but what you are asking about would normally be the solicitors part of the job I think. Don't have any specific recommendations for lawyers.

eckesicle 5y ago
Thanks for clarifying the difference.

flower-giraffe 5y ago

I’d start by looking into the company and related companies at companies house. If you have the time and patience you might find something that’s newsworthy enough to make politicians act to prevent misuse of data, cheaper and more effective than private litigation. [1] https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12657158/officers https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/c...

stjohnswarts 5y ago

If you're really angry you should look into a class action lawsuit, maybe someone is starting one. Contact your representative(s) state and federal with personal letters of concern. They are always looking for stuff like this to further their names and fame.

TomSwirly 5y ago
This story is happening in the UK, and PP asked for a "London-based barrister", and class-action suits, states, representatives and the Federal government are American things.
- joshuaissac 5y ago
  In the UK, parties to a lawsuit can apply to the court for a group litigation order, which groups the lawsuits together and allows parties to join. They are somewhat analogous to American class actions.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  Since US law is heavily based on British law all I can say is uhhhhh..... https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/facebook-faces-massive-lawsuit-in-uk/ https://nypost.com/2022/01/14/facebook-faces-massive-lawsuit... Britain has populous based representative system so they have representatives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingd... Britain does have an elected government so they can contact their government for help. I don't understand your attack? The meat of my argument is true and you are attacking small details which is a cheap illogical tactic.
  - rob_c 5y ago
    He's not attacking the argument. He's attacking that the rest of the world isn't like America here, which, was kinda strongly emphasised in the post...

938rrhri3hirhi3 5y ago

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk https://www.lawsociety.org.uk is the professional association for lawyers in England. Any reputable firm will be registered with it and you can search the register for some potential firms to approach. Edit: It's not the regulator that's a different body.