In a groundbreaking decision, an Austrian regional court has held that certain provisions of the Collective Redress Directive (Directive (EU) 2020/1828, “CRD”, sometimes also referred to as Representative Actions Directive) are directly applicable given that Austria failed to transpose the directive into national law. As a consequence, the EU’s rules on privacy, AI, and digital products will soon see increased private collective enforcement. The CRD, adopted by the European Union in 2020, aims to facilitate…