European Union: Lawsuit concerning parallel General Data Protection Regulation remedies under Articles 77 and 79 (Dr. G.S. v D GmbH/ C-414/24)
Progress
Current status
in force
18 Jun 2026 in force
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 the European Union issued ruling clarifying that national supervisory authorities may not reject a complaint under Article 77 of the GDPR solely on ground that judicial proceedings under Article 79 are pending
On 18 June 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in Case C-414/24, brought on referral from Austria's Administrative Court. The case arose from a complaint lodged by a physician with Austria's data prote…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court