Abbleys Solicitors - Feedback May 2026
Transfer of Capita Data Breach Claim from Barings to Abbleys Solicitors
Q. I have been asked for a number of questions, the first one regarding Barings consent. My understanding is that the whole team has moved from Barings to Abbey’s and Barings therefore are no longer in a position to deal with this claim. Can you confirm that is correct ?
Yes, this is correct, Adnan Malik and his whole team have moved over to Abbleys solicitors, this means there is no longer a data breach department at Barings.
Q. What is the situation if people do not want to transfer ?
The Capita claim has been issued at court. If you no longer wish to have solicitors represent you, you will need to conduct the litigation yourself, to do so you will need to:
1. Make sure you understand the Court procedures and rules for conducting your case.
2. Make sure that you fully understand the legal basis of your claim as well as the facts.
Data breach cases are complicated cases in themselves, it is also important to know the rules for managing litigation.
The biggest risk that you face is that if you do not follow the Court rules or you lose your case, you could face a thousands of £ costs bill from the other side. This is because in cancelling the agreement you will no longer have the insurance protection that comes with our representing you.
If you choose not to proceed with us and do not enter into an agreement or represent yourself, your claim would not continue as part of the group action. In those circumstances, this would likely be treated as a discontinuance of your claim. Under the Civil Procedure Rules, a party who discontinues a claim may be liable for the Defendant’s legal costs.
Given the stage of proceedings, those costs could be significant. For context, the Capita’s costs were in excess of £700,000 as of October and are likely to have increased since then.
Q. Also a number of people now feel the chance of success is highly unlikely so do not wish to proceed so as they are currentlyy contracted to Barings do they write to them?
If you would no longer like to continue with your claim, please write to admin@abbleys.co.uk, but please consider the above before doing so.
Q. Given that this was a no win no fee situation could you advise what the impact of that would be.
All our work is carried out on a contingent basis, formerly referred to as “No-Win No-Fee”, but this term can be misleading and so its use is no longer recommended.
Your case has been issued in court; therefore, the Contingent Fee Agreement is applied. We cap our fees to make sure you keep a fair share of your compensation. After the insurance cost is deducted, you will receive at least 50% of your payout.
In the event that (a) you do not terminate the Agreement and (b) you comply with the terms of the Agreement and (c) that the Claim results in you having any liability to pay the Opponent’s costs, Abbleys will pay that costs liability on your behalf if it is not covered by ATE insurance.
Q. Another question is what if they do nothing? i.e. do not sign any new agreements.
If a new agreement is not signed, you could be liable for costs as mentioned above.
I hope this answers your questions. If you would like to discuss your claim with our legal team over the phone, please provide a phone number and a date and time that is convenient for you, our phone lines operate Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.
Regards,
Bhavini Kara
Legal Administrator
Abbleys Solicitors
0161 200 9964
b.khetani@abbleys.co.uk
www.abbleys.co.uk
20/05/26