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German Court Decision Marks Major Shift in Data Privacy Enforcement
In a groundbreaking decision, a German court has mandated that Meta must compensate a German Facebook user €5,000 for using tracking technology embedded in third-party websites. This ruling may pave the way for significant fines related to data privacy violations involving tracking pixels and similar tools. Data Privacy And The GDPR The Regional Court of […]
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EU Court Awards Non-material Damages for Breach of Data Transfer Rules
Over the past 18 months there have been a number of notable decisions from both the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) and the Irish courts which provide further clarity regarding when compensation is payable for non-material loss under the GDPR, and some indicative guidance as to the levels of compensation that will […]
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Collective redundancy rules apply where cause is employer’s retirement
EU rules on collective redundancies still apply where a business is winding down as a result of the owner’s retirement, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled.
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Analysis: The art of staying anonymous — a game-changing decision for data anonymisation
A recent decision of the European General Court has shifted the goalposts for data anonymisation. In Single Resolution Board (SRB) v European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) (Case T-557/20), the General Court held that: The decision is under appeal to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). If upheld, the decision’s impact will mean that the General […]
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Walking from your bed to your desk could count as a commute, according to a German court ruling
The walk from your bed to your desk could now count as a commute, according to a recent ruling from a German court.
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ECtHR: Romanian tennis star fails in Article 8 case over tax story
A former tennis player who claimed a newspaper had defamed him in a story that mentioned his tax affairs has failed in his Article 8 appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Refusal of redress to man over sexual abuse irrational, court told
State Claims Agency told man he was not entitled to apply for ex gratia payment
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Oil Spills: Liability (Part 2) – Trespass & Nuisance
A look at the arguments of Trespass and Nuisance in Oil Spill Claims where a neighbourhas an oil spill or some other third party.
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Oil Spills: Liability (Part 1) – Rylands v Fletcher & “Polluter Pays” Principle
Oil Spills, especially heating oil spills can be pretty nasty. It is bad when the escape of oil happens at your own property, but it can be a lot worse when it originates at a third party property and then comes across the boundary.
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PIP implants victims ‘elated’ by compensation win
Thousands of women who were victims of the PIP breast implant scandal should receive compensation, a French appeal court has decided.
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