OLG Köln - 15 W 55/26

The Higher Regional Court of Cologne dismissed a data subject's appeal seeking relief under Article 17(1) GDPR for the removal of, and an injunction against the future publication of, a transparency notice on an online review platform. English Summary. Facts. The data subject, a doctor, sought an injunction against the Controller, the operator of an online review platform, requiring the removal of, and prohibiting the future publication of, a notice stating that between six and ten reviews concerning his medical practice had been removed during the previous year following complaints relating to defamation under German law. The Regional Court of Cologne dismissed the application, following which the data subject lodged an immediate appeal before the Higher Regional Court of Cologne. The data subject argued that the notice was inaccurate because the reviews had been challenged on the basis that no genuine patient relationship existed, rather than on the ground of defamation. He subm