The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Irish Data Protection Commission issues first GDPR fine

May 2020

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.

Data Protection Commission publishes Annual Report for 2019

May 2020

Publication

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.

DPC publishes Report and Guidance on cookies following a “cross-sector and cross-size” sweep of website operators

Apr 2020

On 6 April 2020, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a report on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies (Report) and an updated guidance note on cookies and other tracking...

EDPB publishes finalised Guidelines on territorial scope of the GDPR

Dec 2019

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published its finalised Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3).

Knowledge Annual Report 2019

Dec 2019

The report provides an overview of key developments in various areas of law as well as featuring significant legal changes anticipated for 2020.

New Regulations permitting Central Bank to restrict individuals’ data protection rights

Dec 2019

The Minister of Finance has passed new Regulations, the Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019, permitting data subjects’ rights under Articles 12-22 and Article 34, and controllers’ obligations...

Data Protection Commission publishes guidance on DSARs

Dec 2019

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published guidance which seeks to answer some of the most frequently asked questions in relation to Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).

Asset Management & Investment Funds Q&A: Nov 2019

Nov 2019

Do new regulations permit the CBI to restrict individuals’ data protection rights?