German Whistleblowing Protection Act successfully implemented for several clients
Recently, we highlighted the implementation of the German Whistleblowing Protection Act, known as “HinSchG”, which came into force on 1 July 2023. According
Month: January 2024
Prerequisite and assessment of fines
On 5. December 2023 the Court holds in the cases C-807/21 and respectively C-683/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=de&td=ALL&num=C-807/21) that a data controller may not have an
Activities of credit reference agencies
On 7. December 2023 in the case C-634/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=de&td=ALL&num=C-634/21), the Court holds as regards ‘scoring’, that it must be regarded as an ‘automated individual decision’ prohibited
Fears can constitute immaterial damage – role of the TOM
The case to be decided on 14 December 2023 C-340/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-340/21) was based on a situation in which unauthorized access had been gained
Non-material damage is not subject to a de minimis threshold
The background to case C-456/22 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&td=ALL&num=C-456/22), which was decided on the same day, was that the agenda of a municipal council meeting,
Two-step test for the processing of special categories of personal data – three conditions for a claim for damages
The case to be decided on 21 December 2023 in Case C-667/21 (curia.europa.eu/juris/liste.jsf?language=en&td=ALL&num=C-667/21) was based on the data processing of a medical
New European Legal Acts with Data Protection Relevance
Also, just before the end of the year on December 8, 2023, a political agreement was reached within the framework of trilogue
Information on financial support programs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Did you know that there are federal funding programs for SMEs that provide financial support for consulting services in the realms of