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Supreme Court dismisses Google review dispute appeal for lacking general legal significance
Hoge Raad ·
ECLI:NL:HR:2017:2844
The case
A detained person filed a cassation appeal against Google Inc. regarding a dispute about online reviews. The Supreme Court rejected the cassation appeal without substantive consideration because the complaints did not raise legal questions of general interest.
What the court considered
- 01The Supreme Court ruled that plaintiff's complaints could not lead to cassation
- 02There were no legal questions requiring answers in the interest of legal unity or legal development
- 03The appeal was rejected without further reasoning based on article 81 paragraph 1 RO
What this means in practice
For claimants against major tech platforms, this means the likelihood of cassation is small unless there are new or fundamental legal questions. The focus should lie on strong argumentation in the courts of first instance. This ruling demonstrates the high threshold for cassation in cases against internet platforms - only fundamental legal questions reach the Supreme Court.
Legal basis
- Artikel 81 lid 1 RO
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