Data subject’s right to parallel proceedings over complaints is reaffirmed by EU court
By Anna Lauwereys ( June 18, 2026, 10:31 GMT | Insight) -- An EU member state’s data protection authority cannot reject a data subject’s complaint merely because the case has already been brought before a court in parallel proceedings, the EU's highest court ruled today. In a judgment concerning a dispute involving the Austrian data protection authority, the court reaffirmed a subject’s right to have their complaint handled by the regulator, regardless of parallel court proceedings.An EU member state’s data protection authority can’t reject a data subject’s complaint merely because the case has already been brought before a court in parallel proceedings, the EU Court of Justice ruled today....
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