The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

CJEU Declares Safe Harbour Invalid

Oct 2015

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has declared that the Commission's US Safe Harbour Decision 200/520 is invalid

Cyber risk - the legal landscape

Oct 2015

Recent high profile security incidents illustrate that no institution or business is immune from cyber attack. A cyber attack on the White House in 2014 resulted in a partial shutdown of...

Data Subject Access Requests – UK versus Ireland

Sep 2015

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This article examines a recent English High Court decision, which highlights the diverging approaches of the English and Irish Courts to Data Subject Access Requests.

Court refuses to grant declaration as to identity of the data controller

Sep 2015

The High Court, in In the Matter for Mount Carmel Medical Group (South Dublin) Ltd (In Liquidation) [2015] IEHC 450 considered the issue of who is a data controller under data protection...

DPC’s Annual Report 2014 – What insights does it provide into regulation by the Irish DPC?

Jun 2015

As usual, the Data Protection Commissioner's Annual Report reveals some interesting trends, statistics and case-studies, and provides an insight into priority areas being pursued by the DPC.

Data Protection Commissioner clamps down on ‘vetting by the back-door’

Jun 2015

The Data Protection Commissioner has written to a random selection of 40 organisations to raise awareness of, and ensure compliance with, legislation introduced last year prohibiting 'enforced access requests' by employers.

Man sues DPC for failing to conduct an oral hearing

Mar 2015

A Garda has alleged that his data protection rights were breached when a representative of his Credit Union, showed his father his confidential financial statements which indicated difficulties with his...

Data Analytics in Ireland

Mar 2015

A&L Goodbody's IP & Technology group provide an overview of 'Data Analytics in Ireland' and outline what your organisation needs to consider when engaged in data analytics.