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Data subject told "prove your loss"

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • May 16 2013

The High Court recently decided that for damages to be recoverable by a data subject for breaches of the Data Protection Acts, the data subject must

German court rejects DPA’s appeal, finds Irish law applicable to Facebook in Germany

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • -
  • Germany, Ireland
  • -
  • April 24 2013

On April 22, 2013, the higher Administrative Court of Schleswig issued two decisions rejecting an appeal by the data protection authority of

High Court sets aside compensation award

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 16 2013

The High Court has set aside an award of compensation made by the Circuit Court to an individual for breach of his data protection rights. The

Disclosure order reversed in Ryanair screen-scraping case

  • William Fry
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 10 2013

A High Court order requiring an online travel agent to disclose the identity of the third party which it engaged to "scrape" information from

Supreme Court reverses disclosure order in Ryanair screen-scraping case

  • William Fry
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 10 2013

The Supreme Court has overturned an order made by the High Court requiring an online travel agent to disclose the identity of the third party which

Frivolity - the Data Protection Commissioner is not amused

  • Eversheds LLP
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • March 27 2013

Two recent High Court cases have found that where the Data Protection Commissioner ("DPC") declines to investigate a complaint on the grounds that it

No appeal where Data Protection Commissioner finds complaint is frivolous or vexatious

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 27 2013

In a recent case, Fox v The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner 2013 IEHC 49, the High Court confirmed that the Circuit Court has no

IDEA January 2013

  • William Fry
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 26 2013

2013 is underway with a higher degree of activity than is normally seen this early in the year. Economic prospects and commercial activities are both

Balancing act: data protection and health requirements

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 19 2013

Every child born in the State is eligible to participate in the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (updated in 2011), more commonly known

No appeal where Data Protection Commissioner finds complaint is frivolous or vexatious

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 19 2013

In the recent case of Fox v The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner 2013 IEHC 49, the High Court confirmed that the Circuit Court has no