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Based on a Hungarian case, on 14 March 2024 the Court of Justice ruled that the supervisory authority of a Member State, to ensure that the GDPR is fully enforced, may order the erasure of unlawfully processed data even if prior request by the data subject has not been submitted. Such erasure may cover data collected from the affected person and data originating from another source.
The most recent promotion round at CMS saw 54 lawyers promoted to the firm's partnership ranks, including Austria-based Daniela Kroemer, David Kohl, Florian Mayer, Kai Ruckelshausen, Lukas Peissl, Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger, and Sonja Otenhajmer, Bulgaria-based Jenia Dimitrova, Hungary-based Agnes Solyom, Eszter Torok, and Katalin Horvath, and Poland-based Tomasz Sancewicz.
Walless has advised the Typhoon Wealth Group Limited on its acquisition of Lithuania's Ambr Payments.
The question is not "if" you will face a cyberattack, but "when". Ensure your cyberspace is resilient to security risks early. New cybersecurity regulation will impact many Slovak companies this year and next.
Cvjeticanin & Partners has advised Infinity Production on copyright protection for the Sing with Me TV music show.
Karanovic & Partners has advised both parties on Embracer Group's sale of Saber Interactive to Beacon Interactive in a deal worth USD 247 million. Baker McKenzie reportedly advised the Embracer Group.
Filip & Company has advised the Digi Spain Telecom group on its sale of an FTTH network to Sota Investments Spain – controlled by a consortium formed by Macquarie Capital, Abrdn, and Arjun Infrastructure Partners – in an up to EUR 750 million transaction. Allen & Overy Spain reportedly advised Sota Investments.
