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  • Is pseudonymized data personal data? Key points following the European Court of Justice's judgment in the EDPS v SRB case

    The judgment delivered by the European Court of Justice (CJEU) on September 4, 2025 in the EDPS v SRB case (case C 413/23 P) is an important landmark in the field of data protection, because it deals with the concept of “personal data” which is at the heart of the practice.

  • Garrigues, ranked Most Innovative Law Firm in Continental Europe, in the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards

    The Firm also took home an award in the Knowledge and Data category

  • Proposal by the European Commission to amend the GDPR: a critical review and practical suggestions

    The European Commission has recently presented a proposal to amend the GDPR with a view to reducing the bureaucratic burden on small and medium-sized companies. The main measure that has been introduced is to expand the exceptions to the obligation to keep a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA). Although the intention behind the amendment is positive, the approach taken has been criticized because it fails to bear in mind the essence of compliance with the Regulation. We analyze what this implies (not necessarily an improvement for small and medium-sized companies) and propose various alternatives to facilitate compliance with the GDPR.

  • The challenges of European AI regulation for the financial sector

    Artificial intelligence has enormous potential for financial institutions. Therefore, in addressing its regulation, the aim is to provide a framework of legal certainty to facilitate its adoption and also to address the challenges and risks for the sector, customers and supervisors.

  • The European Parliament approves the proposal for a directive on the pay gap

    The European Parliament approves the proposal for a directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay between men and women with the aim to close the pay gap.

  • Commission's decision on tax lease partially annulled

    On February 2, 2023 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) partially annulled Commission Decision of 17 July 2013 which declared that the Spanish tax lease system was a state aid scheme and ordered it to be recovered from the investors only.

  • Directive on corporate sustainability reporting is published

    The new EU legislation requires companies to report regularly on the effect of their activities on people and the environment.

  • Member States must assess the environmental impact of urban development projects on places of historical, cultural or archaeological significance, according to the Advocate General of the CJEU

    The Opinion of the Advocate General of the CJEU regarding an urban development project in the historical center of Vienna could create a new line of European case law that provides greater protection for historical, cultural or archaeological heritage.

  • Publication of the EU directive on improving gender balance on company boards

    The new EU rules, which will have to be transposed into national law, promote more balanced representation on the boards of listed companies in all Member States.

  • The Council of the European Union publishes its Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States

    Member States will take these guidelines into account in determining their employment policies and reform programs, in line with other initiatives to foster sustainability.