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Patricia Jechel

Attorney Patricia Jechel advises our medium-sized clients in Frankfurt/Main in the fields of intellectual property and data protection.

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• New Model For Fines For GDPR Violations

  Jun 29, 22 • Compliance, Privacy Law • No Comments • Patricia Jechel
  

  When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force more than four years ago, the introduction of fines as a penalty for data protection violations caused quite a stir. For the most part, the horrendous fines feared at the time […]

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• Compensation For GDPR Damages Only in The Event of Damage That Has Actually Occurred

  Sep 30, 21 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Patricia Jechel
  

  Any person in Germany who has suffered damage due to GDPR violations is entitled to claim damages against the responsible company. Hence, even minor violations face claims for damages from affected persons in addition to fine proceedings before the German supervisory […]

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• No materiality threshold for damages under the GDPR?

  Mar 31, 21 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Patricia Jechel
  

  Damages as a sanction under the GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) empowers supervisory authorities to impose heavy fines. These fines can be much higher than before. This has been a concern for companies since the GDPR came into force. […]

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