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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Workday Ruling: How Europe’s Top Courts Raised the Bar for Employee Data Protection

Fisher Phillips on 7/24/2025

Cloud-based HR systems have become standard for multinational businesses, driving efficiency but also increasing compliance and privacy risks. Indeed, a recent Workday case, which originated in Germany, has clarified the...more

EU: Brussels Court of Appeal Rules on IAB Europe and the TC String – Implications for GDPR Compliance

DLA Piper on 6/11/2025

On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Court of Appeal (Market Court) delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case concerning the Transparency & Consent Framework (“TCF”) (case no. 2022/AR/292). The Court largely upheld the...more

Data in the Balance: Political Influence on EU-U.S. Data Transfers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2025

In politically uncertain times, is your organisation’s data transfer compliance unquestionable? The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) serves as a useful mechanism for transatlantic data transfers, and it can assist...more

Latombe Case: First hearing for annulment of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2025

On April 1st, 2025, the General Court of the European Union held its first hearing on the request initiated by member of French parliament Philippe Latombe for annulment of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) further...more

How to Explain Automated Decisions: Recent CJEU Decision and CPPA Rulemaking Offer Insight into ADM Explainability

Clark Hill PLC on 3/27/2025

Automated decision-making, or ADM, is used for a wide range of use cases that impact individuals — from processing insurance claims and credit scoring, to ranking job candidates and offering personalized pricing or targeted...more

CJEU issues judgment on balancing the right of access and protecting trade secrets in automated decision-making processes

A&O Shearman on 3/13/2025

On February 27 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgment in CK v Dun & Bradstreet (Case C-203/22). This judgment clarifies the GDPR provisions regarding the right of access to personal...more

Personal Data: A Relative Concept?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/20/2025

Advocate General Spielmann opines that personal data can be pseudonymous in the hands of one party and anonymous in the hands of another....more

GDPR Fines to Be Determined by Reference to Global Turnover of Corporate Group

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/20/2025

The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity....more

Luxembourg adapts its RCS and RBE legislations after CJEU ruling

A&O Shearman on 2/10/2025

The Luxembourg Parliament recently enacted a law reforming the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) and the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE) laws. This reform is a direct response to the decision of the Court of Justice of...more

CJEU Upholds EDPB's Authority to Order Broader Investigations in Cross-Border Cases

K&L Gates LLP on 2/5/2025

In a landmark judgment delivered on 29 January 2025, the General Court of the European Union has affirmed the European Data Protection Board‘s (EDPB) authority to require national supervisory authorities to broaden their...more

Analysis of the CJEU Judgment Which Paves the Way for Competitor Civil Actions Regarding GDPR Violations

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/8/2024

Entscheidung. Man darf sich fragen, warum Kündigungsbeschränkungen gerade im HV-Recht eine vergleichsweise hohe Bedeutung haben, obwohl eigentlich für andere Verträge nichts Abweichendes gelten dürfte. Auch das...more

EU High Court Allows GDPR Claims in Business Litigation, Expands Scope of ‘Health Data’ Impacting Life Sciences and Consumer...

Morgan Lewis on 10/25/2024

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the EU’s highest court, recently announced its significant Lindenapotheke decision, permitting companies to use the General Data Protection Regulation in business-to-business...more

Data Privacy Framework: Redress mechanisms for EU individuals get a boost with new EDPB resources

Hogan Lovells on 5/21/2024

On 24 April 2024, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") released a set of guidance documents and template complaint forms to facilitate the implementation of the redress mechanisms corresponding to the EU-U.S. Data...more

New Mechanism for Cross-Border Data Transfer: The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/12/2023

On June 10, 2023 the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued an adequacy decision on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). The decision restored free transfer of data between the EU and U.S. after three...more

The Future of Beneficial Ownership in Bermuda – Transparency v Privacy

Conyers on 11/17/2023

Transparency or privacy – which of these priorities prevails? A ruling on 22 November 2022 by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) might mean privacy prevails when it comes to the question of whether or not a...more

US and EU Approve Framework for Personal Data Transfers

White & Case LLP on 8/2/2023

The United States ("U.S.") and the European Union ("EU") have settled on a framework for transfers of personal data for the first time since the European Court of Justice ("CJEU") effectively invalidate the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

New EU-US Data Privacy Framework Promises Greater Ease for Cross-Border Transfers, but Uncertainty Remains

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 7/31/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF, or “Privacy Framework”), which establishes the Privacy Framework as an authorized mechanism...more

Adequacy for the US (kind of) – But What Are the Side Effects?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/26/2023

On July 10th, the European Commission issued its Implementing Decision regarding the adequacy of the EU-UD Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The Decision has been eagerly awaited by US and Europe based commerce, hoping it will...more

Data Transfers Permitted Across the Pond via New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 7/25/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision on data transfers for the EU-U.S. (European Union/United States) Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The adequacy decision concluded that the United States...more

New EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF)

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 7/24/2023

The European Commission published a very significant adequacy decision last week, which is expected to facilitate transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States. The decision came as part of the...more

Is the Third Time the Charm? The EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/24/2023

On July 10, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring adequate protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more

European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Decision

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/14/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”). Nearly three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”)...more

New EU-US Data Privacy Framework—Reliable Solution for Transatlantic Data Transfers or Gateway to Schrems III?

K&L Gates LLP on 7/13/2023

In a Nutshell - On 10 July 2023—nearly three years to the day after the Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) (Schrems II Decision, see our Alert here)—the EU Commission has adopted the...more

European Commission Approves the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/12/2023

The European Commission approved a new adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on July 10, 2023. The European Commission issued a press release, stating that "[T]he decision concludes that the United States...more

Meta Fined €1.2 Billion in Facebook Data Privacy Case: Should US Companies Be Concerned?

Woods Rogers on 5/24/2023

It has been a long time coming, but the other shoe has finally dropped. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta Platforms Ireland (parent of Facebook Ireland) €1.2 billion, the highest fine to date under the...more

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