By Jeanette Burgess and Gwendoline Davies

Much of the focus in the retail and legal press in recent months has been on the eye-watering level of fines which data protection regulators can impose for infringements of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation [1].  However in this mini-series Walker Morris’ Heads of Regulatory & Compliance and Commercial Dispute Resolution, Jeanette Burgess and Gwendoline Davies, offer practical advice in light of other GDPR-related risks which are becoming increasingly prevalent issues for retailers.

In our earlier article we explained what retailers need to know about data subject access requests. In this briefing Jeanette and Gwendoline look at compensation claims and group litigation, and share their legal and practical tips.