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Data Protection - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Anya Proops KC is recognised as a leader in the data protection field. She assumes leading roles in critical disputes in relation to data breaches, subject access requests and the right to be forgotten. Her clients comprise a broad range of internationally active data controller entities.
Strengths
Anya is an all-round star performer. Her advocacy skills are excellent as is the strategic approach and thinking which she brought to the matter.
There is absolutely no one else who is better than Anya. She is the oracle for protection law. When it comes to the intersection between law and business, she is unparalleled.
She is one of the founders of modern data protection litigation, be that anything from mass claims to regulatory investigations, there is nothing she has not seen, done or established the law on.
Anya is a world-class silk, who works tirelessly to deliver a first-class service to her clients.
Defamation/Privacy - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Anya Proops KC has an impressive depth of expertise in data protection, media and information law. She is widely viewed as spearheading the move towards the use of the Data Protection Act in the protection of reputation.
Strengths
Anya is a guru when it comes to data privacy litigation, very user-friendly and gets to the point very quickly.
Anya is very impressive in the detail and very knowledgeable about this area and data protection.
A leading expert in privacy claims.
Group Litigation - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Anya Proops KC is a highly regarded silk in the group action space. She has acted in numerous important cases clarifying the law on both group litigation orders and representative actions, typically concerning data privacy. Proops defends tech giants or other major data controllers in such matters.
Strengths
Anya is superb on data and human rights: top class.
She is a subject matter expert on data and privacy, and has become an expert on class action. She just gets how to manage a client relationship and messaging.
A thought leader with a superb balance of pragmatism and academics.
Employment - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Anya Proops KC is a well-known silk who can boast wide experience across the spectrum of employment law. She is commended for her expertise in whistle-blowing and discrimination claims, as well as in applications for injunctions, and matters crossing over with data and information law.
Strengths
Anya Proops is an absolute joy to work with. She has the ultimate iron fist in a velvet glove, which is perfect for the discerning client.
She is a class act and has super client skills.