The written answers given in a professional examination and any notes made by the examiner concerning these answers constitute the personal data of the candidate to which he or she has a right of access, the Court of Justice of the EU found in a judgment returned on Wednesday 20 December (C-434/16), upholding the conclusions of the Advocate General (see EUROPE 11834).
In this case, an Irish citizen who failed an examination set by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland challenged...