The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) (together the European Supervisory authorities or ESAs)...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in the case of J.M. v Pankki S (Case C‑579/21) on 22 June 2023....more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the final version of the Guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR (Guidelines) on 7 June 2023. The Guidelines aim to harmonize the approach to...more
The Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MITT) released a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (the PDPB) on 19 May 2023. The PDPB aims to regulate the collection, processing,...more
6/5/2023
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Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Pakistan ,
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The first week of May 2023 saw further EU case law emerge on the right to compensation under the GDPR, and in this blog we analyse the implications of these latest rulings and consider what may be coming next....more
The European Parliament’s committees for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and for Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted a report setting out the Parliament’s vision for the proposed EU...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued on 4 May 2023 three decisions in cases concerning interpretation of key aspects of the GDPR. It also published three opinions of the Advocate General (AG). Below is a...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considered appropriate conditions that apply in respect of specific national legislation which EU member states may adopt under Article 88 GDPR to regulate the processing of...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) held its 77th plenary meeting on 28 March 2023. The EDPB considered the following key topics...more
The Advocate General (AG) Pikamäe of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued his opinions in three cases concerning the credit rating agency SCHUFA Holding AG (SCHUFA) on 16 March 2023....more
3/23/2023
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Data Controller ,
Data Management ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
DPA ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Requests ,
Personal Data
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its decision in Norra Stockholm Bygg AB v Per Nycander AB, C-268/2021 (Norra) on 2 March 2023. The CJEU held that the GDPR applies, in civil court proceedings, to...more
The European Commission issued its non-binding guidance on 1 February 2023 to help providers of online platforms and search engines comply with the requirement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to publish information on their...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Case C-154/21 Österreichische Post (the Österreichische Post case) on 12 January 2023. The case relates to the interpretation of Art. 15(1)(c) GDPR,...more
The plenary session of the European Parliament adopted the final versions of the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive) and of the Digital Operational Resilience Act...more
On 12 October 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced the outcomes of its plenary meeting held on 10 October 2022....more
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published two proposals aimed at modernising product liability rules in the digital age. The proposal is the first specifically designed to address compensation for damage caused...more
On 15 September 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a new Cyber Resilience Act (the Act) that introduces common cybersecurity rules for placing products with digital elements on the EU market. ...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted, on 16 June 2022, the draft guidelines on certification as a tool for transfers of data to third countries without adequacy status (the Guidelines). The text of the...more
On 20 January 2022, the European Parliament finalised its position on the draft Digital Services Act (DSA), which was adopted with a broad majority during the plenary session....more
On 3 December 2021, the Council of the European Union (Council) agreed its position on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU, as set out in the proposed revision to the Network and Information...more
On 19 November 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the much-awaited draft guidance on the interplay between the provisions of the GDPR on territorial scope (in Article 3) and on international data...more
On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published its Digital Services Act package which proposes two pieces of legislation: the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. This package will profoundly change the...more
On 1 October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its long-awaited decision in the case Planet49 (Case C-673/17). The decision clarifies the requirements for valid cookie consent under Directive...more
10/3/2019
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Cookies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
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