European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that national courts may use unlawfully collected personal data as evidence subject to data minimisation requirements

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Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that national courts may use unlawfully collected personal data as evidence subject to data minimisation requirements

On 18 June 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in Case C-484/24, referred by the Higher Labour Court of Lower Saxony, Germany, concerning the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Prote…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2026-06-18
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On 18 June 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in C…