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CJEU C-604/22 IAB Europe TC String 7 Mar 2024

members – 7 min read

[Final 🇧🇪 ruling, articles] GDPR definitions are broad: information = personal data if someone can be identified using third-party data. Joint controllership doesn’t automatically cover further processing, but you are one if you set binding rules and jointly decide purposes and means.

May 25, 2025

CJEU C-209/23 RRC Sports 15 May 2025 AG Opinion

members – 2 min read

AG Emiliou: FIFA’s new Football Agent Regulations don’t automatically violate Article 6 GDPR, but must meet certain conditions – there must be a legitimate interest, the data must be strictly necessary, and the rules must not place an unreasonable burden on people’s privacy or finances.

May 21, 2025

CJEU C-698/23 P EDPS v Parliament and Council 8 May 2025 AG Opinion

members – 1 min read

An Advocate General Opinion on a case about Europol and regulators – safe to skip for most!

May 11, 2025

CJEU C-313/23 Inspektorat kam Visshia sadeben savet 30 Apr 2025

members – 3 min read

That a court authorises personal data disclosure to another judicial body qualifies as processing under the GDPR – but it doesn’t make the court a controller or a DPA, and it’s not required to ensure compliance unless an Article 79(1) action is brought before it.

May 6, 2025

CJEU C-710/23 Ministerstvo zdravotnictvi 3 Apr 2025

members – 3 min read

GDPR still applies when acting on behalf of a legal person. Plus, major implications for 🇨🇿 Czech – and potentially other – public bodies handling FOI requests: you may need to consult data subjects before disclosure, and even if that's impossible, you must still balance FOI with data protection.

Apr 11, 2025

CJEU C-654/23 Inteligo Media 27 Mar 2025 AG Opinion

members – 2 min read

AG Szpunar: If someone creates an online account that includes access to your email newsletters, sending them qualifies as 'direct marketing’ under the ePrivacy Directive Article 13 and is covered by the exception in point 2. Under Article 95 GDPR, a lawful basis under Article 6 isn’t needed.

Mar 27, 2025

CJEU GC EUDPR T‑354/22 Bindl v Commission 8 Jan 2025

members – 2 min read

Latest: The case has been appealed! The CJEU's General Court orders the European Commission to pay €400 in non-material damages for US transfers made in March 2022, when no adequacy decision or alternative safeguard was in place.

Mar 19, 2025

CJEU C-247/23 Deldits 13 Mar 2025

members – 2 min read

A Member State can't, under any circumstances, require a data subject to provide proof of gender reassignment surgery to exercise their right to rectification. However, they may need to provide relevant and sufficient evidence reasonably needed to show that the data is inaccurate.

Mar 13, 2025

CJEU C‑829/24 Commission v Hungary 12 Feb 2025 Order

members – 1 min read

The CJEU fast-tracks a case against Hungary where the European Commission claims violations of multiple EU laws, including the GDPR Articles 5, 6, 9 and 10.

Mar 13, 2025

CJEU C-203/22 Dun & Bradstreet Austria 27 Feb 2025

members – 4 min read

You must clearly explain actual procedures and principles applied in ADM and if you claim information contains protected data or trade secrets, you must provide it to the DPA or court, which'll balance rights and interests and determine the extent of a DSAR.

Mar 10, 2025

CJEU C-638/23 Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung 27 Feb 2025

members – 2 min read

An entity without legal personality can be a controller if it can fulfil those obligations and national law at least implicitly defines the processing scope; it doesn’t need to precisely specify processing activities or purpose.

Mar 3, 2025

CJEU C-383/23 ILVA (GDPR fine) 13 Feb 2025

members – 3 min read

When fining a controller in a corporate group, DPAs must base the maximum fine on the *group’s* total worldwide turnover from the previous business year. A crucial ruling for anyone in a company group – here's also text you can copy for an email to your Management/Board.

Feb 13, 2025