GDPR Litigation and Compensation of Non-Pecuniary Loss

Art. 82(1) GDPR – at the core of the private enforcement of data protection rights – makes non-material losses enforceable in the event of any infringement of the regulation. Though its interpretation could have major implications for business, administration and other organisations and it involves a potential for mass litigation, the case law is rather limited and, more than five years after the Regulation entered into force, several questions remain still unanswered. Our guest gives an overview of the most significant issues including the most recent developments of CJEU case-law.

Invitation

Prof. Jonas Knetsch will hold another lecture on 23rd November about Climate Change Litigation in France.