On June 13, 2019, a draft bill increasing fines for violations of Federal Law No. 242-FZ (Data Localization Law) was submitted to the State Duma (i.e., the lower house of the Federal Assembly). ...more
Le 28 mai 2019, la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (« CNIL ») a prononcé une amende de 400.000 euros à l’encontre de la société Sergic, une société de gestion immobilière, pour manquement à l’obligation...more
Evidence gathering differs greatly between common law and civil law jurisdictions. For example, while a U.S. judge may in many instances allow extensive pretrial discovery, a French judge would generally consider nearly any...more
4/5/2019
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On Jan. 21, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) levied a 50 million euros sanction against Google LLC for violating the EU General Data Protection Regulation2 (GDPR) in the context of the first enforcement...more
2/27/2019
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