The European Union’s highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), is evaluating the legitimacy of the EU standard contractual clauses (SCC). SCCs have been the bedrock of cross-border personal data transfers outside the EU for many years. Today, the advocate general (a.g.) has rendered an opinion on the Schrems II case. By way of brief background, Schrems II is a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)…
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Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland (Schrems II): Advocate general’s opinion signals legal changes to standard contractual clauses
by Brian Hengesbaugh, Wouter Seinen, Francesca Gaudino, Harry Small, Elisabeth Dehareng, Andre Walter, Michael Egan, Amy de La Lama and Lothar Determann
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