European Union: Lawsuit concerning access rights and limits on damage claims under General Data Protection Regulation (Brillen Rottler GmbH v TC / Case C-526/24)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
19 Mar 2026 under investigation
18 Sep 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Court of Justice of European Union issued judgment clarifying abusive data access requests and compensation rights under General Data Protection Regulation
On 19 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment in Case C-526/24 (Brillen Rottler GmbH & Co. KG v TC) on a reference from the Local Court Arnsberg in Germany. The case arose from a request by an individual who, …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Advocate General issued opinion in case concerning access rights and limits on damage claims under General Data Protection Regulation
On 18 September 2025, the Advocate General issued an opinion addressing the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)'s rights on data access and compensation. Germany's Arnsberg District Court submitted the request on GDPR interpretati…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
opinion
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court