May 2020
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To date, the Irish Government's approach to COVID-19 has been to handle the crisis by means of strong public health recommendations to both the public and commercial enterprises, rather than...
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published updated Guidelines 05/2020 on Consent under the GDPR, replacing the previous Article 29 Working Party Consent Guidelines published in April 2018.
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The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has issued its first fine under the GDPR. Tusla, the child and family state agency, has been fined €75,000 for three data breaches.
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The UK government and devolved administrations have in the past week provided a broad view of how lockdown will be relaxed and what our "new normal" may look like in...
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On 19 May 2020 the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government announced that seven Irish offshore wind projects have been designated as 'Relevant Projects' in the context of forthcoming Marine Planning and...
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In response to the disruption caused by COVID-19, the European Commission has proposed a three-month deferral period for the rules regarding the mandatory filing and exchange of information on reportable...
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Ofgem has stunned the energy industry by issuing a record fine against InterGen group for multiple breaches of Article 5 of REMIT, which prohibits actual or attempted market manipulation on wholesale...
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In the latest edition of The Initial Public Offerings Law Review, Corporate Partners Sheena Doggett and Matthew Cole provide an insight into the legal and procedural IPO landscape in Ireland.
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On 8 May 2020, the Government published a further Order (the Further Extended Order) under the new section 251A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) (the Planning Acts), extending certain...
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The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its Annual Report for 2019, the first full calendar year of the GDPR. As usual, the report reveals some interesting statistics and trends.
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