UK High Court Allows First Representative Data Protection Action under Article 80 UK GDPR to Proceed

On 19 June 2026, the High Court of England and Wales handed down judgment in Good Law Project Ltd v Reform UK Party Ltd [2026] EWHC 1458 (KB), refusing Reform UK’s application to strike out the first representative action brought under Article 80 of the UK GDPR.

The proceedings concern alleged failures to respond properly and within time to data subject access requests submitted before the July 2024 general election. The Good Law Project brings the claim on behalf of 51 individuals, seeking compliance orders and compensation for alleged non-material damage.

The judgment is significant for representative data protection litigation in England and Wales. At the threshold stage, the Court declined to construe the standing requirements under section 187 of the Data Protection Act 2018 narrowly and accepted that issues concerning the Good Law Project’s standing and activity in the field of data protection should proceed to trial.

Further information is available on the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary website:

https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/good-law-project-limited-v-reform-uk-party-limited/