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ByrneWallace | European Union, Ireland | 21 Feb 2020
Data Breaches and complaints up over 70 - key findings of DPC Annual Report
The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) has published its first Annual Report for the first full calendar year of General Data Protection Regulation
ByrneWallace | Ireland | 12 Feb 2020
Is Ireland’s Freedom of Information Act facing an existential crisis
The Supreme Court is only seldom called upon to adjudicate on freedom of information (“FOI”) matters, so the spate of recent cases has attracted a
ByrneWallace | Ireland | 12 Feb 2020
More than just the price: Acquiring transactions
With 2020 set to herald another series of mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, and various other reorganisations in the Irish financial services
ByrneWallace | United Kingdom, European Union | 11 Feb 2020
“Careless” storage of customer data results in the UK’s first fine under GDPR
Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd, a distributor of pharmaceutical and medicinal products to care homes was hit with a £275,000 fine by The Information
ByrneWallace | European Union, Ireland | 6 Feb 2020
Trends in Merger Control
The overall number of mergers and acquisitions notified to Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) reduced from a record
ByrneWallace | Ireland | 5 Feb 2020
Limits on the scope of the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears
Jimmy Murphy (Receiver) v Doran & Murphy, High Court interlocutory decision of J. Reynolds (unapproved) 17 January 2020 20192885P - helpful
ByrneWallace | Ireland | 5 Feb 2020
Children’s Privacy Guidelines: Pre-emptive tips
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently concluded a consultation into the privacy rights of children. It is likely that businesses and
ByrneWallace | United Kingdom, European Union, Ireland | 31 Jan 2020
Brexit Day - Next Steps in the Process
At 11pm GMT on Friday 31 January 2020, the UK will no longer be a member of the European Union. 47 years in the European club of nations will be over
ByrneWallace | United Kingdom, European Union | 20 Jan 2020
Brexit - UK Adequacy Decision Update
On 10 January 2020, the European Commission’s Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (“UKTF”) gave an encouraging update on the potential
ByrneWallace | Ireland | 17 Jan 2020
High Court issues significant judgment on enforceability of non-compete restriction
In the much anticipated judgment of Ryanair DAC v Peter Bellew 2019 IEHC 907, the High Court held that a covenant preventing Mr Bellew from being
