Fredrik Sandberg defended his dissertation
On 23 May, we at SCCL and Stockholm University celebrated our colleague Fredrik Sandberg, who successfully defended his dissertation Liability for damages in personal data processing. Sandberg has produced a solid and much asked for thesis on liability for damages in the event of a breach of the GDPR. The opponent, Professor Bjarte Askeland, described the thesis as well-written and valuable, and also pointed out that Sandberg presents modern Nordic compensation law in the light of new technology and the influence of EU law, while at the same time carrying on a tradition of skill and scientific quality. The examining [...]