Rowena McCormack
DAC Beachcroft
Articles
Large fines imposed for GDPR breaches
United Kingdom - November 30 2020 In October 2020, three of the largest ever fines for breaches of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) were imposed by data protection…
Charlotte Burke, David Freeman, Julie-Anne Binchy, Lisa Broderick, Simon Halpin.
The importance of Expert Witnesses being independent and owing their principal duties to the Court
Ireland - November 30 2020 The recent High Court judgment of McKillen v Tynan [2020] IEHC 189 dismissed judicial review proceedings on grounds including that: (i) the…
Charlotte Burke, David Freeman, Julie-Anne Binchy, Lisa Broderick, Simon Halpin.
Legislation providing for significant reforms of civil procedure now in force
United Kingdom - November 30 2020 The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the “Act”) has recently come into operation and has heralded a number of…
Charlotte Burke, David Freeman, Julie-Anne Binchy, Lisa Broderick, Simon Halpin.
Supreme Court decision outlines that Public Bodies must justify refusals under Freedom of Information Act
United Kingdom - November 30 2020 In two recent judgments regarding the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (“FOI Act”), the Supreme Court has ruled that public bodies…
Charlotte Burke, David Freeman, Julie-Anne Binchy, Lisa Broderick, Simon Halpin.
COVID 19 - Code of Conduct between Landlords and Tenants for Commercial Rents
United Kingdom - November 24 2020 The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation published a Code of Conduct between Landlords and Tenants for Commercial Rents on 1st October 2020…
