A confidential statement I made was left unredacted and sent

Hello, my name is***** hope you are well today. I am a qualified Solicitor, and I will be able to help you by providing you with an answer to your question today. I specialise in UK and Irish Law. I am not always online but rest assured if I do not respond immediately I will respond when I return.

Is there anything else you feel is relevant to your question or anything else you would like to add before we continue?

I understand. I am sorry to read about your experience. Once you have given them confidential information and they've passed it on to someone else without your permission, you can sue for breach of confidentiality. The duty of confidentiality is not a property or proprietary right. It's a legal right to prevent its transmission to another person in breach of a confidential relationship.

The duty of confidentiality arises when a person receives information and:

You should first raise a complaint to the solicitor, they should have a complaints procedure that you can follow. However, you can also take legal action immediately against them. You can sue them for breach of confidentiality.

Is there anything else I can help with today?

I see they only received the report from the social worker.

You can sue them for breach of confidentiality and claim compensation for what they have done.

I understand. All solicitors in the UK are governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which sets codes of conduct and quality. In this regard, you should raise a complaint. You should request a copy of the solicitor firm’s complaints procedure and ask who will be dealing with your complaint.

As to the social worker, you may sue them for breach of confidentiality as you have agreed verbally from the moment you shared the information.

No problem. Thank you for your enquiry today, please do not hesitate to contact us in future.