Saturday, 28 January 2023

It is your right to know the actual identity of recipients to whom your personal data have been or will be disclosed (C-154/21 Österreichische Post)

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The General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) provides individuals (data subjects) with a number of rights. These are listed in Chapter II...
Friday, 27 January 2023

Evaluating the unfairness of immediate repayment clauses in loan contracts: the CJEU in Case C-600/21 (QE v Caisse régionale de Crédit mutuel)

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Case C-600/21 Facts  In 2006, QE was granted a loan to purchase immovable property from Caisse régionale de Crédit mutuel de Loire-Atlantiq...
Wednesday, 25 January 2023

We read *that* preliminary ruling request so you don't have to

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Dear readers,  as many others, I was mesmerised yesterday when a twitter user shared a preliminary reference (Italian version here - the E...
Sunday, 15 January 2023

Opening 2023 in style: CJEU C‑395/21, transparency of hourly fees in contracts for legal assistance

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Dear readers,  you may have noticed this already if your social media feed looks anything like mine: the CJEU has issued a   decision on the...
Saturday, 31 December 2022

December wrap-up of data protection cases (Google, Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde and Pankki S)

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The end of the month (and the end of the year as well) is a good moment for summaries. This time we are taking a closer look at events in th...
Thursday, 15 December 2022

Pre-contractual information in multi-party settings: mobilizing legitimate interests to restrict consumer protection? (C-179/21 absoluts-bikes)

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Today we come back to the judgment in C-179/21, absoluts-bikes , issued by the Court of Justice earlier this year. The decision may have pas...
Monday, 28 November 2022

EU Commission consultation on digital fairness

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The Commission has just announced a public consultation on digital fairness . The intitative comes within the New Consumer Agenda and it aim...
Sunday, 27 November 2022

Right of withdrawal, leisure activities and intermediaries - CJEU in Eventim (C-96/21)

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Earlier this year in  C-96/21 CTS Eventim  the CJEU delivered another interesting judgment on the interpretation of  Directive 2011/83/EU on...
Thursday, 24 November 2022

Can we seek compensation for a GDPR breach if it caused great upset or inner discomfort? The AG Opinion in C-300/21, Österreichische Post

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According to Article 82(1) of the GDPR any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an infringement of the Reg...
Wednesday, 23 November 2022

Second Annual Digital Consumer Law Event

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On the 21st of November 2022, the European Commission organised its second   Annual Digital Consumer Event  to reflect with the general publ...