The Irish High Court ruled that the Irish Data Protection Commission must pay the legal costs of Max Schrems in his EU‑US data‑transfer case, except for three days of hearing costs which Facebook must cover. The decision follows a series of proceedings spanning more than five years involving the CJEU and Irish courts.
Why it matters: The ruling shifts the financial burden of the EU‑US data‑transfer litigation onto the Irish regulator, highlighting the costly impact of data‑protection enforcement.
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