Being part of a company group may be beneficial for companies as they can have a stronger financial background and coordinated business decisions. Must this also be taken into account if a company belonging to a group of companies is fined for violating the GDPR? In what way can it be relevant, in connection with GDPR fines, that a company is part of an undertaking? In our article, we analysed the recent decision of the CJEU which provides an answer to this question.

Smartlegal Schmidt&Partners reports from Hungary:

What constitutes a “close connection” between claims against parent company and subsidiary under the Brussels Ibis, allowing both to be sued in the court of one of the companies’ domiciles? Can the “close connection” be a rebuttable competition law presumption?

ILF’s Hungarian member, Smartlegal Schmidt&Partners summarizes this issue in the article.

In a landmark judgment delivered in Societa Italiana Lastre v Agora, the CJEU opened the door wide for asymmetric jurisdiction clauses in the European Union and in the European Free Trade Area. Have the CJEU given green light to every asymmetric jurisdiction agreements? Has it become clear what conditions an asymmetric clause shall fulfil to be valid under the Brussels Ia Regulation and the Lugano Convention? We address these issues in this article.

Smartlegal Schmidt&Partners reports from Hungary:

Automated decision-making involves using technology tools to make decisions that affect the data subjects by applying complex algorithms, for example through the automatic rejection of an online loan application. In such cases, the exercise of data subjects’ rights is of particular importance. However, you can only exercise this right effectively if you are provided with clear information on the complex logic underlying the automated decision-making. In a recent decision, the CJEU examined the criteria that a controller must meet when providing information to a data subject exercising his or her right of access.

By: Adv. Assaf Kriel (L.L.B, M.B.A, C.I.A, IntArb) AK & Co. (Israel) Recently, the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that a choice of law provision in a foreign corporation’s terms of use, which applies foreign law to disputes with Israeli consumers, is invalid....

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its recent decision in the Ford Italia SpA v ZP and Stracciari SpA case, further clarified the scope of 'producer' liability under the Product Liability Directive. The question was whether a distributor can be...

By: Adv. Assaf Kriel (L.L.B, M.B.A, C.I.A, IntArb) AK & Co. (Israel) Introduction As we enter 2025, Israel has implemented several significant amendments to its labor laws. These changes reflect the ongoing evolution of workplace regulations and employee...