Tiktok Technology Ltd & Anor v Data Protection Commission (Approved) [2025] IEHC 619 (13 November 2025)

Tiktok Technology Ltd & Anor v Data Protection Commission (Approved) [2025] IEHC 619 (13 November 2025)

The court finds that TikTok has raised serious doubts as to the validity of the DPC's Suspension and Corrective Orders, satisfying the threshold for interim relief. The stay is granted pending determination of the substantive appeal to prevent irreparable harm to TikTok, given the scale of compliance costs and business disruption, and to ensure an effective remedy. The court applies the Okunade test, considering procedural autonomy and the absence of harmonised EU standard for stays against national supervisory authority decisions.

Citation
[2025] IEHC 619
Parties
Applicant: TikTok Technology Limited; Applicant: TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited; Respondent: Data Protection Commission
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
13 November 2025
Procedural Posture
Commercial Appeal Under Data Protection Act 2018 / Interlocutory Application for Stay Pending Appeal
Outcome
Stay granted on Suspension and Corrective Orders pending appeal
Legal Topics
GDPR Compliance, Cross Border Data Transfers, Procedural Autonomy, Interim Relief, Administrative Fines
Data Protection EU Law Administrative Law GDPR Compliance Cross Border Data Transfers Procedural Autonomy Interim Relief Administrative Fines

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Parties

TikTok Technology Limited

Applicant

TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited

Applicant

Data Protection Commission

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Commercial Appeal Under Data Protection Act 2018 / Interlocutory Application for Stay Pending Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether TikTok's data transfers to China complied with Article 46(1) GDPR
  2. 2 Whether TikTok provided adequate information under Article 13(1)(f) GDPR
  3. 3 Appropriate threshold for granting a stay on DPC orders under GDPR

Ratio Decidendi

The court finds that TikTok has raised serious doubts as to the validity of the DPC's Suspension and Corrective Orders, satisfying the threshold for interim relief. The stay is granted pending determination of the substantive appeal to prevent irreparable harm to TikTok, given the scale of compliance costs and business disruption, and to ensure an effective remedy. The court applies the Okunade test, considering procedural autonomy and the absence of harmonised EU standard for stays against national supervisory authority decisions.

Court Disposition

Stay granted on Suspension and Corrective Orders pending appeal

Orders

  • Suspension Order and Corrective Order stayed pending determination of appeal
  • Protection of commercially sensitive information under section 156 Data Protection Act 2018