Dozens of institutional abuse victims to sue over data breach Claire McKeegan of Phoenix Law
SAVIA spokesperson Margaret McGuckin. File picture by Alan Lewis, Photopress
MORE than 70 people are to take a class action after the identities of over 250 institutional abuse victims were revealed in a major data breach last year.
In a writ to be lodged in the High Court, victims are suing the former interim victims advocate Brendan McAllister and the Executive Office for damages.
It is understood to be one of the largest class actions in Northern Ireland s legal history.
The survivors identities were accidentally circulated in an email sent by Mr McAllister s office in May 2020.