On March 19, 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case C‑526/24, addressing a preliminary reference from the District Court Arnsberg.
Continue Reading CJEU: First Request for Access May Be Rejected as Abusive Under GDPR
With its Russmedia judgment (C-492/23, Grand Chamber, 2 December 2025), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU or Court) fundamentally reshapes how online marketplaces and other platforms hosting user-generated content must approach data protection compliance.
Continue Reading CJEU’s Russmedia Decision Expands Platform Controller Duties Under GDPR
On Sept. 3, 2025, in a much-anticipated legal decision, the European General Court (EGC) rejected the request of a French member of Parliament to annul the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF or Framework).
Although this decision reinforces that U.S. organizations that have self-certified as to their adherence to the DPF principles may continue to receive
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) thereby concluding that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data that are transferred from the European Union to companies in the U.S. that participate in the Framework.
The
The impetus to conduct a Data Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA) comes from three legal authorities: (1) the European Court of Justice’s recommendation in Schrems II that the parties to a transfer verify on a case-by-case basis whether the “law of the third country of destination ensures adequate protection . . . of personal data transferred