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Reputation law case law
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.
7 rulings
Netherlands · Review removal
Supreme Court rejects Digital Revolution's appeal against Google over unlawful reviews
The court denied the request. The Supreme Court assessed Digital Revolution's complaints but ruled they could not lead to reversal of the Court of Appeal's judgment
Hoge Raad ·
Read the analysisNetherlands · Review removal
Debt collector loses bid to remove negative Google reviews over opinion statements
The court denied the request. The disputed reviews contained subjective opinions ('I consider the actions as fraud') rather than factual statements
Rechtbank Midden-Nederland ·
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Law firm's bid to remove negative Google reviews rejected by court
The court denied the request. Unlawfulness of reviews not established - reviews could be based on genuine customer experiences despite trend break
Rechtbank Noord-Nederland ·
Read the analysisNetherlands · Right to be forgotten
Dutch real estate entrepreneur loses bid to remove criminal conviction article from Google search results
The court denied the request. Applicant failed to demonstrate that a non-trivial part of the information in the article was manifestly incorrect
Rechtbank Den Haag ·
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Court Blocks Legal Advisor's Bid to Unmask Negative Reviewers
The court denied the request. The reviews contain personal experiences rather than fabricated content from reviewers who were opposing parties in a dispute with plaintiff
Rechtbank Rotterdam ·
Read the analysisNetherlands · Right to be forgotten
Google Defeats Legal Firm's Search Ranking Complaint Over Casino Terms
The court denied the request. Plaintiff failed to demonstrate that Google actually performed de-indexation or other targeted measures against their website
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Car dealers win case against customer over unjustified fraud reviews
The court ruled. Allegations of fraud and deception were not sufficiently substantiated with facts
Rechtbank Rotterdam ·
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