The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The e-Privacy Regulation – What’s new?

Feb 2017

The European Commission has published its draft e-Privacy Regulation which, if adopted, will replace the existing e-Privacy Directive.

How to prepare for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation in the Healthcare sector

Jan 2017

The 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...

GDPR guidance on Data Portability, DPOs & Lead Supervisory Authority

Dec 2016

The 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.

Personal data – an expanding concept?

Dec 2016

This 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...

ODPC publishes guidance on the GDPR

Dec 2016

The ODPC has published guidance, The GDPR and You - Preparing for 2018, to help organisations prepare for the GDPR.

A&L Goodbody Guide on the EU General Data Protection Regulation

Oct 2016

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On 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...

European Commission Adopts Privacy Shield

Jul 2016

The European Commission has today adopted the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is intended to provide a framework for EU-US data transfers.

Data in Disarray: The Aftermath of the Safe Harbour Decision

Oct 2015

The 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...