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The Court of Justice confirmed that there is no "threshold" for GDPR damages

Liability Personal Data Supervision
May 4, 2023 Source

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, contrary to national courts. Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued the first judgment on emotional damages under the GDPR, confirming that the GDPR does not require a "threshold" for damages. The other demands by the Court are the typical requirements for any damages claim. Press Release by the CJEU Judgment by the CJEU CJEU confirms "emotional damages". The CJEU has confirmed that users have a right to compensation when their personal data was illegally processed. As with any damages claim, the CJEU requires that there is a violation, damages and causation. While the CJEU notes that there is no claim without any actual damage, this does not come as a surprise. Max Schrems: "We welcome the clarifications by the CJEU. A whole industry tried to reinterpret the GDPR, in order to avoid having to pay damages to users whose rights they violated. This seems to be rejected. We are very happy about the result." German legal community tried to limit GDPR enforcement f

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