GDPR Legal Precedents

1,501 GDPR court rulings and CJEU decisions interpreting data protection law. Binding EU precedents that shape GDPR compliance requirements, searchable by country, GDPR article, and scope.

Data current as of 5 October 2026 · Updated daily

GDPR Court Rulings & CJEU Precedents (1,501 total)

Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (Ireland) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 5(1) GDPR, Art. 5(2) GDPR, Art. 24(1) GDPR
Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) (European Union) – CJEU Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 4(11) GDPR, Art. 13(GDPR), Art. 14(GDPR), Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive
Meta (Germany) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 17(GDPR), Art. 82(GDPR), Art. 26(GDPR)
Court case W274 2320278-1 (Austria) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 5(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 5(1)(e) GDPR, Art. 5(1)(b) GDPR, Art. 40(GDPR), Art. 15(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 11(GDPR)
Onderwijsgroep Zusters der Christelijke Scholen Zuid-Kempen VZW (European Union) – CJEU Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 83(7) GDPR
Court case HelHO:2026:8 (Finland) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 85(2) GDPR
Latvijas Republikas Saeima (European Union) – CJEU Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 5(1)(b) GDPR, Art. 5(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 6(3) GDPR
Court case W256 2337399-1 (Austria) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 83(3) GDPR, Art. 83(5) GDPR, Art. 83(1) GDPR, Art. 83(2)(k) GDPR, Art. 83(4)(a) GDPR
Kindred Group Limited (Netherlands) – Court Ruling – Sept 2026 | Art. 12(5) GDPR, Art. 15(GDPR), Art. 23(1) GDPR, Art. 79(GDPR), Art. 80(1) GDPR
Otavamedia Oy (Finland) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 4(11) GDPR, Art. 7(3) GDPR, Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive
Sanoma Media Finland Oy (Finland) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026
UWV (Netherlands) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 16(GDPR)
Data Protection Commission (DPC) (Ireland) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 12(GDPR), Art. 15(GDPR), Art. 20(GDPR), Art. 57(GDPR), Art. 58(GDPR), Art. 77(GDPR), Art. 83(GDPR)
Court case 7 A 170/24 (Germany) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 12(3) GDPR, Art. 12(5) GDPR, Art. 15(1) GDPR
Court case 6Ob148/25w (Austria) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, Art. 6(4) GDPR
Court case M 32 E 26.3990 (Germany) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 4(7) GDPR, Art. 15(GDPR), Art. 23(1)(i) GDPR
Court case 10 A 5144/23 (Germany) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 5(1)(a) GDPR, Art. 5(1)(e) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, Art. 30(1) GDPR
Minister of Finance (Netherlands) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 15(GDPR)
pharmacy customer (data subject) (Austria) – Court Ruling – Aug 2026 | Art. 4(1) GDPR, Art. 4(2) GDPR, Art. 4(7) GDPR, Art. 5(GDPR), Art. 6(1) GDPR
Court case 8426/2026 (Bulgaria) – Court Ruling – Jul 2026 | Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, Art. 82(GDPR)