EU Court Clarifies Rules on Anonymous Environmental Requests
New CJEU Judgment on Access to Environmental Information
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We examine two key events in relation to the operation of the Directive in Ireland
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On 4 September 2025, the CJEU clarified what constitutes personal data when transferring pseudonymised information externally.
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The CJEU has been asked to rule for the first time on whether generative AI training and outputs infringe EU copyright law, potentially reshaping t...
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The CJEU has affirmed the "country of origin" principle, emphasising that primary responsibility for regulating an online platform belongs to the E...
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DSARs: motive is not a relevant factor to Europe's highest court and regulators will conduct a Coordinated Action in 2024.
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Welcome to the June 2023 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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The Court of Justice of the European Union has found that mere infringement of the GDPR is not sufficient to recover compensation for material or n...
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Important new Regulations provide greater clarity to employees on their terms and conditions of employment and create new obligations for employers.
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New CJEU guidance on rebranding parallel imported medicines.
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Ahead of the Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day on 28 January 2021, we unpack the key data protection stories of 2020 and look ahead to...
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William Fry submit feedback to the European Commission in respect of consultation feedback on the Commission's draft implementing decision on stand...
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Supreme Court dismisses Facebook's appeal on the transfer of personal data.
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The Irish High Court has decided to make a reference to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling on the validity of SCC decisions under EU law.