Liability and Compensation: Your Rights

Questioner

In a claim for damages to my glasses, I have made a statement from an optician stating the current value of my damaged glasses. According to this optician, the compensation should be calculated on this amount. Because I can't do without glasses I immediately ordered the same glasses from this optician and paid for them. Now it turns out that the party that caused the damage has approached this optician with the question of what I paid for the new glasses. My question is, is this allowed (right to privacy)? I think they should have asked me for proof of payment, which they didn't. Can I speak to them about this? And what should the compensation be calculated on, based on the current value or on the purchase price? Thanks in advance for the advice. Kind regards, GL

Lawyer

The calculation of damages is usually based on compensation based on current value. The person who caused the damage can ask about the general costs (estimate) of glasses, but not specifically about your case and must base this on the statement you provided. The optician is not allowed to provide any information about you. You can file a complaint about this with the optician, whereby it should be noted that it will be difficult to prove this.

Questioner

Thank you very much for your answer, I can use this! The person who caused the damage informed me that he obtained my details from the optician.