In this blog post we further analyse the impacts of the opinion of the advocate general Hendrik Saugmandsgaard Øe (a.g.) in the Schrems II case. We will focus, more specifically, on what it means for data exporters and what consequences there may be for them, if the decision of Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the case is consistent with the a.g’s opinion. Data importers will be the focus of another post,…
At the doorstep of 2020, advocate general Hendrik Saugmandsgaard Øe (a.g.) rendered his opinion in the so called “Schrems II case” and opined on how European Court of Justice should deal with the GDPR’s regime for international data transfers. See here for a summary on the Schrems II case. In a series of blogs, we further elaborate on the consequences of that opinion and the impact it may have on the current international data transfer…
Avid readers of this blog will know that shortly before the new year holidays advocate general Hendrik Saugmandsgaard Øe (a.g.) gave his opinion on how European Court of Justice (CJEU) should deal with the second Schrems case (Schrems II) on international data transfers. You’ll find the summary we wrote at the time here. This is the first in a series of blogs, on different impacts the opinion might have particularly on the available data transfer…
Francesca Gaudino, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Milan office, joins this episode of Connect on Tech to discuss the December 18th opinion issued by the Advocates General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland (Shrems II). In this episode you will learn: What this opinion means for the resolution of the case View of the AG on standard contractual clauses and how this may affect…
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)…