In the fall of 2014 the Amsterdam Court was offered a chance to shed light on the interpretation of the Google Spain (Costeja) decision of the European Court of Justice, which created a ‘right to be forgotten’. The court then ruled that Google was right to refuse to remove links to refused a convicted criminal to profit from this judgment. To our knowledge, this was the first decision in its kind. Last week, the Amsterdam court ruled on yet another request to be forgotten. It again found in favour of Google and this time decided that the right of removal is not meant to [Read more…] about Dutch court (II): Google Spain Ruling Not Meant to Suppress News Reporting
Dutch Google Spain ruling: More Freedom of Speech, Less Right To Be Forgotten For Criminals
Last week, the Court of Amsterdam in preliminary relief proceedings got a chance to shed light on the consequences of the much-discussed Google Spain (or Costeja) judgment of the Court of Justice EU in the Netherlands. As far as we are aware, this is the first time that a national court was asked to apply the Google Spain ruling. The proceedings in Amsterdam centred on one of the many ‘right to be forgotten’ requests Google received after the Google Spain judgment. This request was made by the owner of an escort agency who was convicted to six years’ imprisonment in 2012 for ‘attempted incitement of contract killing’, which conviction is still under appeal. He had been caught [Read more…] about Dutch Google Spain ruling: More Freedom of Speech, Less Right To Be Forgotten For Criminals
Consultation on proposed regulation of online gambling: Dutch market opens up at a price
The Dutch government has proposed new regulation for online gambling in The Netherlands. The Minister of Justice took his time and after more than two years of consideration finally submitted his proposal for public consultation. As indicated, the online gambling market will be regulated through permits. Stakeholders will be pleased that the government is finally trying to [Read more…] about Consultation on proposed regulation of online gambling: Dutch market opens up at a price
Games of Chance Authority Reveals Parts of the New Enforcement Policy
A few months ago, we reported about the start of the new Games of Chance Authority in the Netherlands, which intends to give a new boost to the enforcement of the games of chance policy. At that time not much was known about the exact approach of this new Authority, except that it would have the power to impose hefty fines. Meanwhile, enforcement has started and 40 providers of games of chance that are aimed at the Dutch market have been warned that they must adapt their websites. An interesting aspect is [Read more…] about Games of Chance Authority Reveals Parts of the New Enforcement Policy
