European Union: Privacy

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that national competition authorities may seize business emails during dawn raids without prior court authorization, provided the seizures are legally grounded and strictly limited to the inspection's subject matter. While the decision grants authorities significant power, it establishes important safeguards, particularly for mixed-use devices containing both professional and private data, which may require prior judicial review before access is permitted

Explore the evolving landscape of data protection and privacy law through expert analysis and practical guidance. This resource examines emerging regulatory challenges, compliance strategies, and the intersection of technology with privacy rights in today's digital environment.

The GDPR Procedural Regulation introduces uniform procedural rules for handling cross-border data protection complaints across the EU, establishing binding deadlines and new rights for parties under investigation. Will these standardised procedures finally resolve the systematic delays and inconsistencies that have plagued the GDPR's one-stop-shop enforcement mechanism since 2018?

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that national competition authorities may seize business emails during dawn raids without prior court authorization, provided the seizures are legally grounded and strictly limited to the inspection's subject matter. While the decision grants authorities significant power, it establishes important safeguards, particularly for mixed-use devices containing both professional and private data, which may require prior judicial review before access is permitted

Explore the evolving landscape of data protection and privacy law through expert analysis and practical guidance. This resource examines emerging regulatory challenges, compliance strategies, and the intersection of technology with privacy rights in today's digital environment.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling clarifying the extent to which National Competition Authorities can seize business emails and access employees' personal devices during antitrust inspections. The judgment addresses the critical balance between effective competition enforcement and fundamental rights to privacy and data protection, establishing new procedural safeguards that will impact how dawn raids are conducted across the EU.