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New regulations exclude right of access to personal data held by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 4 2009

Section 4 of the Data Protection 1988 Act (as amended) (the "Act") establishes a number of legal rights for individuals

Irish Data Retention Bill published

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • July 14 2009

The Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has published the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009

Data Protection Review Group - consultation paper published

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 4 2009

The Data Protection Review Group (the "Group") has published a consultation paper (the "Paper") to discuss the main regulatory options available to Ireland in relation to legislating for data breaches which occur as a result of human error, loss or theft of data or equipment on which data is stored or unforeseen circumstances such as flooding, to name a few

Compliance burden in IT: a step too far?

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
  • -
  • December 4 2009

High profile IT failures are becoming relatively common new stories

Data Protection Commissioner publishes report of investigation into theft of stolen laptops containing personal data

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 30 2009

In the early hours of 5 June 2009, four laptops were stolen from the premises of a large supplier in the utilities sector ("Utilities Supplier") in Dublin

A fresh look at managed services and outsourcings by the public sector

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 30 2009

In Ireland, the prospect of outsourcing public sector work to the private sector has long been a highly controversial Government policy issue to such an extent that, to date, the Irish public sector has not undertaken any large strategic managed services or outsourcing deals but has conducted a number of small selective managed services

The Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • November 30 2009

The Communications (Retention of Data) Bill, 2009 (the "Bill") was published on 9 July 2009

Share and share alike: confidential information in the courts

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • December 31 2009

The High Court decision in Koger Inc & Anor v O’Donnell & Ors examines the delicate balance between the protection of confidential information and the obligations on disputing parties in the discovery process

Ireland to introduce new DNA database

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 20 2010

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has recently published the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2010 (the "Bill"

UK High Court determines meaning of a perpetual licence

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland, United Kingdom
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  • March 29 2010

In a recent case, BMS Computer Solutions Limited v AB Agri Limited, the UK High Court considered the meaning of the term "perpetual" in the context of a software licensing agreement