European Union Judgment News

Verified data protection developments for European Union · judgment.

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The Advocate General considered broad Belgian traffic and location-data retention disproportionate while outlining strict technical conditions that could affect future retention regimes.

3 September 2026 Judgment

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The Court held that EU law does not require disclosure of all public-company shareholders and that unrestricted online access to their personal data is disproportionate.

3 September 2026 Judgment

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Member States may publish names and sanction details, but the controller must balance interests, limit duration and allow a preventive DPA complaint.

14 July 2026 Judgment

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Making unedited public criminal-conviction documents available online for payment is not automatically journalistic processing under GDPR Article 85.

9 July 2026 Judgment

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The Court held that judges must comply with the GDPR when processing third-party data, while unlawful collection does not automatically make the evidence unusable under EU law.

18 June 2026 Judgment

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The Court addressed how GDPR Articles 77 and 79 operate in parallel and how national procedure must manage the risk of contradictory decisions.

18 June 2026 Judgment

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The Court held that Article 15 access may be refused under Article 12(5) where the sole purpose is to manufacture a damages claim, subject to proof by the controller.

19 March 2026 Judgment

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The Grand Chamber held that an Article 65 EDPB binding decision was directly challengeable by WhatsApp, setting aside the General Court's inadmissibility order.

10 February 2026 Judgment