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publicationContact Tracing Apps – A Privacy Primer
As part of their lockdown exit strategy, governments around the world are launching Apps with contact tracing functions.
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publicationCOVID-19: Impact on Competition / Antitrust Law
The COVID-19 Crisis has had a very significant impact on competition/antitrust law. Already, it has influenced aspects of the practice of competition law in ways that no other crisis...
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publicationCOVID-19: Government support schemes for Irish businesses - Updated 28 May
In response to the effect of COVID-19 on Irish businesses the Irish Government and, in particular the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (the DBEI) has provided certain supports to...
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ESG and Investment Funds - ESA consultation on EU Disclosures Regulation
The European Supervisory Authorities consultation on the EU Regulation on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector issued on 23 April 2020.
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publicationCOVID-19, Shipping and ports: EU shipping law aspects
A&L Goodbody's Dr Vincent Power writes why the COVID-19/Coronavirus crisis demonstrates why an international convention is needed to deal with various aspects of shipping (including the repatriation of...
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publicationCOVID-19: Practical guidance on the recent changes to the Wage Subsidy Scheme
The Government has announced a number of significant changes to the COVID-19 Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) in an attempt to address certain anomalies and today Revenue issued guidance on...
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ArticleDigital Finance in Europe – CBI views on technological innovation and digital finance
In a recent address on Digital Finance in Europe, the Director of Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk at the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI), Gerry Cross, shared some of the...
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ArticleEDPB publishes guidelines on processing health data for COVID-19 research
The threat to global health caused by COVID-19 has led to unprecedented collaboration from the global scientific research community to urgently develop a vaccine. Given the prevalence of data sharing...
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ArticleCOVID-19: The Operation of the Irish Courts
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the operation of Irish courts. While remote hearings have been rolled-out to good effect, there are teething issues.
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publicationCOVID-19: Irish Government announces new support measures for Irish businesses
The outbreak of COVID-19 continues to have a deep impact on businesses across all sectors. The Irish Government has announced a range of further measures to combat the impact of...
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ArticleCOVID-19: Irish Government real estate interventions
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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EDPB issue updated guidelines on consent
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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