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District Labor Court of Hamm awards damages for delay in providing data protection information

Category: compliance , data protection , cybersecurity Industry: consumer goods, machine construction, mobility, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

In a recently published judgment, the District Labor Court of Hamm awarded a former employee damages for pain and suffering in the amount of € 1,000 more...

Recent case law on the right of access in accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR

Category: compliance , data protection , product liability Industry: consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, mobility Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

Recent court rulings specify the right of access in accordance with Article 15 of the GDPR. Below, you will find information about recent developments more...

An analysis of the legal framework in the EU for placing charging systems on the market

Category: product liability , product safety Industry: mobility Author: Saskia Wittbrodt Date: 2021

This article by Saskia Wittbrodt is aimed at manufacturers of stationary and mobile charging infrastructures, who play a key role on the road to more...

Automotive suppliers (not) liable for customer specifications

Category: product liability , contract law Industry: mobility Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Thorsten Deeg Date: 2021

In a Judgment of 9 October 2019, the District Court of Stuttgart ruled that an automotive supplier is not liable for the specifications of its (OEM) more...

Data transfer to third countries? Immediate action urgently advised

Category: compliance , cybersecurity , data protection Industry: machine construction, consumer goods, mobility, healthcare Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2021

Various public and non-public statements have indicated that data protection authorities all over Europe will soon be entering a new phase when it more...

Judgment: data protection in employment relationships; high standards for a damage claim

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, mobility Author: Stefan Hessel , Karin Potel Date: 2021

In a decision of 25 February 2021 which is highly relevant for companies, the District Labor Court of Baden-Württemberg not only set high standards more...

"Hafnium" vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange: duty of notification and communication in accordance with the GDPR?

Category: cybersecurity , data protection Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare, railway Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2021

With the emergence of various critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers, several data protection authorities have pointed out duties of more...

Extensive legal changes expected

Category: product liability , product safety Industry: machine construction, mobility, consumer goods Author: Philipp Reusch Date: 2021

The government has adopted bills relating to the Product Safety Act, data protection, charging stations and autonomous vehicles, as well as extensive more...

Draft statute published for implementation of the Digital Content Directive

Category: cybersecurity , product safety , compliance Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction Author: Philipp Reusch , Stefan Hessel Date: 2020

The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection advanced implementation of the EU Digital Content Directive in Germany with the publication of more...