Friday, 28 April 2023

Going in blind - Consequences of no opportunity to read insurance terms: CJEU in Occidental (C-263/22)

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Last week, on 20 April, the CJEU issued a judgment in the case Occidental - Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Vida  ( C-263/22 ) interpreti...
Tuesday, 25 April 2023

Consumer law webinars in May

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On May 9 ELI Austrian Hub and the University of Innsbruck hold an online evening lecture by prof. Christiane Wendehorst on the topic of a p...
Wednesday, 19 April 2023

EDPB updated guidelines on right of access to personal data

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) a few days ago published updated (second version) guidelines on the rights of data subjects , spec...
Friday, 14 April 2023

Proposal for Green Claims Directive

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The second proposal published on March 22 by the European Commission was for a new Green Claims Directive ( COM/2023/166 final  - Directive...
Wednesday, 22 March 2023

New Green Deal proposals published today: Right to repair

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Photo by Kilian Seiler on Unsplash The European Commission published two new legislative proposals today implementing the programme of the ...

CJEU in C-100/21 (Mercedes-Benz group): technical rules on motor vehicles and emissions are also aimed at consumer protection

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Dear readers,    this week, the CJEU has decided a case that may go unnoticed among consumer lawyers scouting the CVRIA website for new case...
Friday, 10 February 2023

Lexitor saga takes (perhaps not so) unexpected twist: CJEU in UniCredit Bank Austria v VKI (C-555/21)

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 Dear readers,  while some of you may think this blogger spends too much time online (true), lately social media have been a great source of...
Monday, 6 February 2023

Deposit on recyclable packaging not included in a selling price - AG Emiliou in Verband Sozialer Wettbewerb (C-543/21)

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https://www.freeimages.com/photo/ recycling-symbol-toy-trucks- carrying-recycled-items-1892475 Last week, on February 2, AG Emiliou issued h...
Sunday, 5 February 2023

Price reduction for travel services not performed due to pandemic - CJEU in FTI Touristik (C-396/21)

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On January 12, the CJEU issued a judgment in FTI Touristik ( C-396/21 ) as to the application of the Package Travel Directive  (Directive (E...
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...