Current Developments in Data Privacy Litigation in Germany and the EU


35 minute read | June.17.2024

Deutsch: Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich der Data Privacy Litigation

In the current edition of the German law journal Betriebs-Berater (25/2024), Daniel Ashkar discusses current and upcoming developments in data privacy litigation in the European Union and Germany.

The article outlines important aspects and consequences of several landmark judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union in the data privacy litigation field in relation to GDPR claims for immaterial damages.

Additionally, the article covers the German law which implements the EU Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers including related implications for the data privacy litigation field.

In light of these developments, the article sets out the importance of an effective compliance system to prevent and defend against GDPR damage claims. Hereby, aspects are set out on which companies should put a particular focus in this regard.

The German language article can be found as a PDF download here 

If you are interested in learning more about developments in the very dynamic data privacy litigation field in the European Union and in Germany, you may also want to read the German language articles from Daniel on this topic in previous editions of the German law journal Betriebs-Berater which can be found as PDF downloads here: