The Compensation of Non-Pecuniary Loss in GDPR Infringement Cases

Abstract According to art 82(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ‘any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result an infringement this shall have right receive compensation from controller processor for suffered’. This provision is at core private enforcement data protection rights; its interpretation could thus major implications business, administration and other organisations. Despite potential mass litigation, case law under GDPR limited and, five years after entered into force, several questions remain still unanswered. paper gives overview most significant issues relating subjects non-pecuniary loss, pending CJEU judgments, which are expected be delivered in 2023.