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Irish High Court: Judicial Review against DPC admitted

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Data Transfers Today at about 15:00 BST (16:00 CET) the Irish High Court has granted Facebook leave to file a Judicial Review against the DPC (Case No 2020/617 JR) and stayed a new "ex officio" procedure by the DPC into EU-US data flows. For now Facebook has succeeded in stopping the DPC's investigation into EU-US data flows, that are not legal under an instrument called "Standard Contractual Clauses" (SCCs). On 16 June 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that companies like Facebook may not rely on the SCCs if they fall under US mass surveillance laws such as FISA 702. The DPC may take action against the pause of the investigation within a 72 hour notice period. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook was served with a confidential "preliminary decision" by the DPC in this matter. Judicial Review A Judicial Review allows parties to have the Courts review an ongoing procedure, even before a final decision is made. Facebook has complained to

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