Piacenza Bar Association – €3,000 Fine (Italy, 2026)
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The Piacenza Bar Association was fined €3,000 for not removing a lawyer's name from a public list after their suspension ended. This case stresses the need for organizations to keep personal information accurate and up-to-date.
What happened
The Piacenza Bar Association published a list of suspended lawyers and failed to remove a lawyer's name after their suspension was lifted.
Who was affected
A lawyer whose name remained on the suspension list even after their suspension ended.
What the authority found
The Italian DPA found that the Bar Association did not update the list to reflect the lawyer's current status, violating GDPR's accuracy requirement.
Why this matters
This case underscores the importance of maintaining accurate records for personal information. Organizations should regularly review and update their data to comply with privacy laws.
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National Law Articles
The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on the Piacenza Bar Association. The controller is publishing a list with the names of all lawyers that had been suspended for disziplinary reasons. The controller did not remove the name of a lawyer after his suspension ended and only acted after the affected lawyer contacted the controller, which then updated the list. But when searching for the lawyer in the internet, the affected lawyer was stil appeared on the suspension list with ist full name listed.
Related Enforcement Actions (0)
No other enforcement actions found for Piacenza Bar Association in IT
This is the only recorded action for this entity in this jurisdiction.
Details
Fine Date
26 March 2026
Authority
Garante per la protezione dei dati personali
Fine Amount
€3,000
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-3163
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Piacenza Bar Association - Italy (2026). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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