Judgments
This webpage provides access to written judgments which were delivered in cases where the Data Protection Commission (previously the Data Protection Commissioner) was a party to the proceedings, including a notice party. The judgments are arranged by year and by the Court where the case was heard.
Court of Appeal
High Court
Court of Justice of the European Union
Supreme Court
Court of Appeal
- Nowak v. DPC (Notice Party: PWC) - July 2020
- Nowak v. DPC (Notice Party: Chartered Accountants Ireland) - July 2020
- Scott v. DPC - 31 July 2020
High Court
- Doolin v. DPC (Notice Party: Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services) - 21 February 2020
- Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection v. DPC - 3 March 2020
- Consumentenbond & others v. DPC - 29 June 2020
- Scott v. DPC - 13 October 2020
- DPC v. Facebook Ireland Limited & Schrems - 28 October 2020
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Court of Justice of the European Union
- Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein (C-210/16) (‘Facebook Fan Pages’)
- Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Jehovan tod istajat (C‑25/17) (‘Jehovah’s Witnesses Case’)
- Ministerio Fiscal (C-207/16)
High Court
- Litigation concerning Standard Contractual Clauses (continued from 2017)
- Savage v. Data Protection Commissioner and Google Ireland Ltd, 9 February 2018
- Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner and Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, 26 February 2018
- Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner and Price Waterhouse Coopers, 26 February 2018
- Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner, 12 July 2018
Workplace Relations Commission
Court of Justice of the European Union
High Court
Supreme Court
- Nowak v. Data Protection Commissioner - 28 April 2016
(Note: The Supreme Court made a reference to the Court of Justice of the EU arising out of this judgment. A ruling on that reference was made by the Court of Justice in 2017.)
High Court
- Martin v. Data Protection Commissioner - 10 August 2016
- Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited & Schrems
- Judgement of Justice McGovern - Amici applications 19 July 2016 (Note: This judgment was delivered in respect of the applications by various parties to be joined as amici curiae ("friends of the court") to these proceedings)
Circuit Court
Court of Justice of the European Union
- Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner - 6 October 2015 Court of Justice of the European Union Website
Supreme Court
- Nowak v. Data Protection Commissioner - 22 October 2015 Read more
(Note: This was the judgment in the application for leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court).
High Court
- In the Matter of Mount Carmel Medical Group (South Dublin) Limited (In Liquidation) and in the Matter of the Companies Acts 1963 to 2012 - 7 July 2015 (Note: The Data Protection Commissioner was a notice party to these proceedings.)
Circuit Court
- Shatter v. Data Protection Commissioner - 21 January 2015