Following up on the CJEU's judgment of 9 January 2025, C-416/23, Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (Demandes excessives), the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court addressed excessive and manifestly unfounded data subject requests to data protection supervisory authorities in six cases (VwGH 29 January 2025, Ra 2023/04/0002; Ra 2022/04/0049; Ro 2023/04/0018; Ro 2022/04/0016; Ro 2022/04/0022; Ra 2020/04/0084). The Austrian Federal Administrative Court added another decision on such requests (BVwG 11 March 2025, W137 2305838-1).

Fieldfisher has announced the launch of its Polish operation with offices in Warsaw and Krakow with a team led by Rafal Stroinski and Piotr Szelenbaum as joint Country Managing Partners.

Consumer-focused litigation, especially relating to Swiss loan credit contracts, has driven significant growth in dispute resolution practices in Slovenia since 2022, according to Ketler & Partners, member of Karanovic Partner Minu Anamaria Gvardjancic. With the courts adopting a very proactive stance and wide interpretation of the impact of EU case law increasingly asserting consumers’ rights, disputes are expected to continue expanding in the coming months.

Arzinger has successfully defended Aroma Perfume in a dispute with the customs authorities.

Markus Taufner has joined Kinstellar's Vienna Office as a Partner. At the same time, Petra Heindl joined Kinstellar as Counsel.

Former SSW Partner Filip Balcerzak has left the firm to become an independent arbitrator.