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Every ruling we follow on the right to be forgotten and the removal of online reviews, each with the core of the case, the reasoning of the court and what it means in practice.
13 rulings
Netherlands · Right to be forgotten
Court Denies Writer's Request to Remove Search Results About Academic Credentials Dispute
The court denied the request. The search results are accurate, relevant and not excessive for Google's purposes
Rechtbank Midden-Nederland ·
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Real estate directors lose bid to scrub Google search results on money laundering probe
The court denied the request. Plaintiffs are public figures who play a role in public life through their own actions as directors of a real estate company
Rechtbank Gelderland ·
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Surgeon wins right to remove blacklist search results after disciplinary suspension
The court granted the request. The disciplinary information is factually correct but not relevant and excessive for the purpose of processing
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Criminal offender loses bid to scrub Google search results on convictions
The court denied the request. The public interest in knowing about appellant's criminal history outweighs his privacy rights, as people must be able to know they face serious risks in business dealings with him
Gerechtshof Den Haag ·
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Former financial advisor loses bid to scrub conviction records from Google search results
The court denied the request. The search results are accurate, relevant and not excessive as they refer to reliable sources such as bankruptcy reports and journalistic publications
Rechtbank Midden-Nederland ·
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Court Denies Request to Remove Charity Search Results Citing Public Interest
The court denied the request. The public has a compelling interest in accessing information about (former) activities in the charity sector, which is subject to current societal debate
Rechtbank Den Haag ·
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Court upholds right to publish articles about civil servant's departure and software sale
The court denied the request. The articles do not contain criminal personal data as there are no proven facts or serious indications of criminal conduct
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Music producer's bid to scrub tax evasion search results rejected by court
The court denied the request. The search results do not contain criminal personal data as there are no proven facts or founded suspicions - only allegations of tax evasion that did not lead to conviction
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Man wins right to remove criminal conviction search results from Google
The court granted the request. Google fell under the categorical prohibition of Article 16 Data Protection Act for criminal personal data, but this was not applied absolutely due to the societal function of search engines
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Former accountant loses bid to scrub disciplinary records from Google search results
The court denied the request. The public has a legitimate interest in accessing information about professional misconduct of an accountant now working as a lawyer in financial compliance
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Former Company Director's Right to Be Forgotten Claim Rejected Over Public Interest
The court denied the request. The information in the articles was still current and relevant as the bankruptcies had not been settled and proceedings regarding director liability were still ongoing
Rechtbank Limburg ·
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Artist manager wins right to erase decade-old fraud conviction from Google search results
The court granted the request. The applicant's right to privacy outweighs Google's economic interest and the public interest in accessing the information
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Court Blocks Real Estate Investor's Bid to Hide Criminal Suspicion Search Results
The court denied the request. The public has a significant interest in information about business-related suspicions against the applicant, especially for potential business partners
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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