Judgment in Case C-498/16. Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited

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Series Details No.07, 2018 (25.01.18)
Publication Date 25/01/2018
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The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on 25 January 2018 that Maximilian Schrems may bring an individual action in Austria against Facebook Ireland. However, as the assignee of other consumers' claims, he cannot sue a foreign contracting partner in his own place of domicile for the purposes of a collection action.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2018-01/cp180007en.pdf
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