The Department of Justice has published the General Scheme of the Data Protection Bill 2017. This Bill is designed to give effect to, and provide for derogations from, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Commercial & TechnologyThe Article 29 Working Party (WP29) (consisting of data protection regulators from the 28 Member States) has adopted an Opinion 01/2017 on the proposed e-Privacy Regulation, which will repeal and replace the e-Privacy Directive.
GDPRThe Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has issued its final guidance on Data Protection Officers (DPOs), Data Portability and Lead Supervisory Authority, in response to stakeholders’ comments.
GDPRThe Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has proposed guidelines to help organisations identify when it is necessary to carry out a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and how to do so.
GDPRThe European Commission has published its draft e-Privacy Regulation which, if adopted, will replace the existing e-Privacy Directive.
GDPRThe General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25 May 2018. All Hospitals, Healthcare Organisations (HCOs) and Healthcare Practitioners (HCPs), as data controllers and processors must comply with the new law by this date. Cliona Christle, joint Head of the Firm’s Life Sciences and Healthcare Group highlights,, some of the main changes and obligations for organisations as da
GDPRThe Article 29 Working Party has issued a press release and three sets of guidelines and FAQs on implementation of some key issues under the GDPR.
GDPRThis article examines the concept of "personal data", in light of the recent ruling of the European Court of Justice in Breyer (C-582/14), the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Guidance on Pseudonymous and Anonymous Data, and the incoming GDPR.
GDPRThe ODPC has published guidance, The GDPR and You - Preparing for 2018, to help organisations prepare for the GDPR.
Commercial & TechnologyOn 5 October 2016, our IP & Technology team hosted a seminar on the new EU General Data Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect from 25 May 2018. The Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, gave a keynote address at the event, which was followed by commentary from our IP and Technology Partners, John Whelan, John Cahir, Mark Rasdale and Claire Morrissey.
Commercial & TechnologyThe European Commission has today adopted the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is intended to provide a framework for EU-US data transfers.
GDPRThe judgment runs to 28 pages and it contains some far-reaching pronouncements on the citizen's right to privacy and the limits to state interference with that right. These aspects of the CJEU's judgment will have reverberations for years to come. However, the CJEU has made just two findings that have immediate legal consequences, namely:
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