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Financial crime – an area of particular focus for the Central Bank in the 2024

Awarded Irish Trademark Disputes Firm of the Year 2024 for the second year running at the annual ...

Commission adopts delegated regulation to establish EU-wide scheme rating the sustainability of d...

Annah Kenna, an associate in the Technology department discusses intellectual property rights iss...

We look at CP158 - The Central Bank Consultation Paper on its proposals to revise the Consumer Pr...

In this episode Laura considers how these issues have become an increasingly critical priority in...

We look at key supervisory priorities for the payments and e-money sector based on remarks at a r...

We look at the Central Bank’s view on the key trends and risks facing the financial sector, along...

AI law expert and consultant in William Fry's Technology Department, Barry Scannell, has a deep d...

The draft guidance by the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment provides useful pointers a...

Following the Minister's publication of draft Guidance in February 2024, this article focuses on ...

Following the Minister's publication of draft Guidance in February 2024, this article focuses on ...

Ireland’s financial services sector recorded more M&A activity than any other industry during 2023.

Ireland’s M&A market has traditionally been dominated by mid-market activity and this trend conti...

Transactions up, value down for Irish M&A Activity in 2023.

We examine the regulatory bodies responsible for AI governance and the implications on regulated ...

The deadline to comply with the DSA is 17 February 2024. Entities operating online might come wit...

William Fry is celebrating the Council of Europe’s annual Data Protection Day today, which gives ...

Barry Scannell, a consultant in William Fry's Technology Department, has been appointed to Irelan...

We provide our initial thoughts on some of the big changes and important features.

A deal has been ratified between the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Ra...

Welcome to our January 2024 edition of Legal News, where we continue to provide you with cross-se...

With new laws affecting medical devices on the horizon, we discuss changes to the regulatory land...

Eu Technology Regulation Video Portal

In a significant ruling on automated decisions, the European Court of Justice determined that the...

Listen to our Legal News Podcast where our knowledge lawyers discuss the recent decision of the W...

A new European framework for financial services contracts concluded at a distance has been finali...

We are delighted to have advised SoftBank on its investment in Cubic Telecom Limited.

The application window opened on 1 October 2023 and closed on 30 November 2023 for Category A app...

The CJEU has affirmed the "country of origin" principle, emphasising that primary responsibility ...

Venture capital funding into Irish technology SMEs in the third quarter fell by 38% to €190m from...

A recent European court decision has shifted the goalposts on the standard of data anonymisation ...

We discuss the supervisory focus on cyber security, both at a domestic and European level, in lig...

Listen to our Legal News Podcast where our knowledge lawyers look at the dismissal of an appeal t...

A keynote address from the Attorney General of Ireland, Rossa Fanning SC, followed by a fireside ...

The Digital Services Act (DSA) marks a pivotal shift in regulating digital platforms, with signif...

In response to the European Commission's call to action in December 2022, the European Supervisor...

The EU General Court granted Amazon an interim stay, suspending its obligation to provide ad tran...

An Bord Pleanála's refusal of permission for the Shannon LNG terminal and power plant relied heav...

Venture capital funding into Irish tech firms increased by 24% in the first half of 2023, coming ...

The CJEU has handed down a landmark ruling that clarifies what legal bases controllers can rely o...

PE investors, both international and domestic, continue to take a keen interest in Irish business...

With only a handful of very large deals in H1 2023, the sectors in which these took place were in...

Ireland’s mid-market continues to dominate from an M&A perspective, with 97% of deals in the firs...

On 14 July 2023, the committee representing the Council of the EU formally agreed to the compromi...

On 22 June, William Fry and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association co-hosted a panel dis...

On 22 June, William Fry and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association co-hosted a panel dis...

Ireland's National Hydrogen Strategy has finally launched – what do you need to know?

Trans-Atlantic businesses breathe a welcome sigh of relief as Didier Reynders, Commissioner for J...

William Fry is pleased to announce that its Cork office has moved to Penrose Two, Penrose Dock, V...

The European Commission has released its proposal for the Digital Euro. We consider some of the k...

The Central Bank of Ireland published a survey on the impact of digitalisation platforms on the I...

William Fry was proud to host an event at our offices on behalf of the Irish Tech General Counsel...

We take a look at the ECB's directions to the banking sector following the Basel Committee on Ban...

William Fry is delighted to act on this strategic and significant acquisition for our client UKG ...

The William Fry 'Europe for Big Data' report, produced in association with Forbes Insights, analy...

AI: What in-house counsel need to know was the topic for discussion at William Fry's CounselConne...

Following the publication of the provisional results of the first auction under the Offshore Rene...

The leading parliamentary committees of the European Parliament have voted to give the go ahead t...

A new tax credit for digital games development has come into effect on 16 November 2022.

New and emerging technology has brought about significant challenges for product liability laws a...

Barry Scannell and Trev Keane join Morgan Flanagan Creagh to look back at the One Zero sports bus...

Given the explosive arrival of the AI era, Responsible AI has become one of the most sought after...

The Irish Government has published the general scheme of the Digital Services Bill 2023, to give ...

We took a look at how the Irish economy fared last year from a Life Sciences perspective.

Silicon Valley Bank, the US subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, was closed by the California Depar...

Despite headwinds, private equity activity in Ireland in 2022 continued to be strong with a total...

M&A activity in Ireland has been consistently dominated by mid-market transactions and 2022 was n...

Ireland’s appeal as a place to do business has, in recent years, both attracted multinational gro...

A total of 300 qualifying deals were recorded within the Irish M&A Market in 2022

William Fry is pleased to celebrate the Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day. Join us i...

Two EU legislative acts relating to digital operational resilience in the financial industry were...

The Central Bank of Ireland highlights the key prudential risks that will inform its 2023 supervi...

In a novel decision, the UK High Court granted an application allowing proceedings to be served o...

William Fry, working closely with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, is advising Amgen Inc on its proposed ...

In the first of our Laws for a Digital Future segment of our Digital Transformation Series, Barry...

Transform with William Fry

Product Liability in the Era of New and Emerging Technology: Changes on the Horizon

The Digital Services Act has been formally adopted by the European Council. What does this mean f...

The rise of digital adoption and the implementation of digital transformation strategies in recen...

We outline the key takeaways from EIOPA's peer review report on the performance of the Central Ba...

Climate change risks, outsourcing and digitalisation, are the key topics the Central Bank of Irel...

A concise overview of the main points of interest for (re)insurance intermediaries in the Central...

A total of 122 deals were recorded within the Irish M&A Market in the first six months of 2022, a...

With the exponential rise of the Metaverse, brands are racing to protect their intellectual prope...

Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on...

A report on artificial intelligence (AI) outlines that AI is unlikely to result in net job losses...

With robotic surgery now capable of being performed on a patient in one part of the world, by a ...

Analysis of the Russian Sanctions Regime, with a particular focus on the impact of these measures...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly pervasive general-purpose technology, wi...

What is this and where is it?

The Hungarian Data Protection Authority recently issued its largest fine to date to a bank for un...

Central Bank of Ireland identifies five cross-sectorial risks for financial services consumers in...

We analyse and set out the key developments and points of relevance from the Consumer Protection ...

Mark Talbot tells us how demand for Technology, Media and Telecoms businesses was a notable featu...

Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day 2022: we unpack the key data protection stories of...

EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, has defended the Data Protection Commission in a le...

A look at the major pharmaceutical, medtech, and healthcare deals William Fry has advised on in 2...

Under new Court Rules which come into operation on 22 October 2021, Intellectual Property cases a...

The Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021, proposes that a new independent statut...

Following a recent decision from the CJEU, commercial agents that negotiate the sale of software ...

Overview of the Central Bank of Ireland's Insurance Newsletter for Quarter 3, 2022.

The Central Bank of Ireland published the latest edition of its Intermediary Times newsletter on ...

The ever-increasing market for athletes' performance data raises crucial privacy and commercial i...

Deal value in the first six months of 2021 is more than eight times H1 2020 figure.

Taxand’s 2021 Guide provides commentary and insights into the tax treatment of global M&A deals.

The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 is shortly due to be signed into law. This Bill will req...

A global survey published by William Fry has found that for today's decision makers, the most imp...

At our CounselConnect virtual conference over 100 in-house counsel were asked to reflect on how C...

William Fry today announced the appointment of two new Partners across its Banking & Finance and ...

Busy times for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Video: What is the Gender Pay Gap (GPG), why does it exist, when will mandatory GPG reporting com...

Reported data breaches in Europe rose by almost 20% in 2020. Ireland, as host to many large tech...

What constitutes a reasonable request for further information for verifying identity? Do you need...

In December 2020, the European Commission launched a much-heralded and far-reaching reform of the...

The Data Protection Commission has published another annual report on what has been a challenging...

We briefly consider the key topics covered in the 'Governance and risk in a time of uncertainty a...

In this article we consider EIOPA's Single Programming Document 2021-2023 which includes EIOPA's ...

M&A Deals increase 14% in 2020 to €9.1bn. Download Ireland's definitive M&A review.

The William Fry Sports Group look back at the sports sector in 2020

The government may introduce a screening mechanism for foreign direct investment into Ireland.

Our Commercial Litigation Department have been closely monitoring important litigation trends and...

Two recent decisions from the Irish superior courts provide welcome clarification on the scope of...

The William Fry Employment & Benefits team is releasing a 3 part series of short videos in Decemb...

At a virtual CounselConnect Conference over 150 in-house legal counsel from across Ireland heard ...

CBI Director of Insurance Supervision, Domhnall Cullinan, provided the opening remarks at the CBI...

The European Commission has recently published proposals for a new EU regulation for digital oper...

The Central Bank of Ireland published new additions to the list of Pre-Approval Controlled Functi...

The Central Bank of Ireland's 2020 bumper edition of the Intermediary Times addresses recent upda...

This week saw the publication of draft guidance by the European Data Protection Board and draft s...

The European Commission has welcomed the joint declaration by EU Member States, pledging to fund ...

The Data Protection Commission has found a security system used in Irish prisons, which involves ...

The National Transport Authority is proposing new regulations to ease some of the obligations pla...

Multinational clothes retailer H&M has been fined €35.3 million by the Hamburg data protection au...

On 26 August 2020, the UK Supreme Court issued a landmark IP decision when it heard together the ...

The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 is effective from 21 August 20...

Recent changes to the law on oaths and affirmations no longer require a person swearing an affida...

The temporary changes would allow electronic shareholder/creditor meetings and an extended period...

In this article, the first in our new series The Future of How Ireland Works, we examine key empl...

A recent decision of the Technology and Construction Court in England and Wales puts the role of ...

In response to stakeholder feedback, the European Data Protection Board is reviewing its draft gu...

In the first part of this 2-part series on Digitalisation in the (Re)Insurance Industry we assess...

In Part 2 of our series on Digitalisation in the (Re)Insurance Sector we assess what impact the i...

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the European Commission (EC) have recently published rep...

We aim to keep you up to date on legal developments that may affect you or your business. Here ar...

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a series of fines for Irish Child and Fa...

In this article, William Fry specialists identify ten important legal issues that apply to online...

Contact tracing apps appear to be one of the various technological companions for progressive dec...

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has published a 'Return to Work SafelyProto...

The first members of Facebook's Oversight Board, established to review Facebook's content moderat...

The qualifying conditions for the dwelling house exemption have changed with effect from 18 Decem...

Remote mediation ensures that disputes can still be resolved despite fewer court sittings.

The European Commission adopted a common EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications and geoloc...

In this article, William Fry experts consider key cybersecurity risks presented by the recent glo...

Further welcome developments to ensure the courts continue to operate during the Coronavirus outb...

This article looks at whether remote swearing is permitted in Ireland in light of the COVID-19 pa...

The recently published Central Bank report on Consumer Protection highlights key cross sectoral r...

We encourage customers to use card or contactless payment methods at this time a message that has...

We examine the key issues for pension trustees and employers in responding to the current and fut...

Using an electronic signature to execute documents is a practical and effective solution to the r...

As courts close and trials are adjourned due to Coronavirus, we consider the impact this may have...

As thousands of people begin to work remotely, we share our top 5 best practice tips for employer...

The European Commission has launched a new European Strategy for Data to promote data-driven inno...

From 21 December 2020, a revised EU telecoms regulatory framework will bring more telecoms entiti...

To mark International Data Protection Day 2020, our Technology & Data Protection team round-up so...

Illegal streaming of Premier League matches blocked by High Court

Ireland’s M&A environment remains strong despite Brexit and global uncertainty

Prospective employees claimed they were wrongly discriminated against throughout Google's intervi...

IVCA VenturePulse survey suggests more positive underlying trend

Next steps for Court modernisation in Ireland – Electronic trials ("e-trials") becoming a courtro...

Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") issues his opinion in a case which wi...

On the one-year anniversary of GDPR coming into force, the EU will implement a new regulation on ...

Tá fiosrú á dhéanamh ag an DPC faoin diultú atá déanta ag eagraíochtaí áirithe ainm as Gaeilge a ...

Data Protection Commission issues first annual report post GDPR demonstrating a surge in both com...

The Data Protection Commission is investigating whether the refusal to respond to a request for r...

Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey reports rebound in seed funding in final qu...

William Fry is proud to have three of its leading lawyers listed in the 2019 edition of WIPR Lead...

In this article we recap our previous series on the impacts AI could have to Irish employment law.

On International Data Protection Day our Technology team round-up some of the key data protection...

The European Court of Justice Advocate General has stated that the “right to be forgotten”, which...

Readers of our AI Series will be familiar with our articles on the potential positive impacts of ...

Welcome to day 4 of our 12 days of Christmas series. Today we look back on our Artificial Intelli...

Apple's acquisition of Shazam initially sparked competition concerns but during the subsequent Eu...

In our Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace article series we are considering the potent...

With a number of jurisdictions increasing regulatory scrutiny of in-game purchases, the Irish Dep...

We were delighted to co-sponsor the Deloitte Fast 50 Lunch, inviting a group of the Fast 50 winne...

Blockchain is being cited as the potential answer to everything from endangered species protectio...

Since the coming into force of the GDPR, organisations are dealing with an increase of queries co...

In part four of our Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace series, we examine the potential for...

With technology that identifies users through their physical interactions with hardware and softw...

AI, used correctly, can help solve gender inequality in the Irish workplace

In part 2 of our Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace article series, we take an in-depth loo...

In the first of a series, we look at the employment law issues surrounding AI in the Irish workpl...

An exception to copyright infringement for text and data mining on the horizon?

William Fry analyses challenges, opportunities and trends in employment law for the year 2018

Data Protection Commission Publishes Annual Report for 2017 outlining the work carried out in 201...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that privacy activist, Max Schrems, cannot bring a class ...

Our Technology Team round-up some of the key data protection stories of 2017 and look ahead to wh...

The ECJ has ruled that Uber provides transport services, rather than information society services...

The Article 29 Working Party has published eagerly awaited guidelines on the obligation of transp...

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Guidance has emerged from Data Protection Authorities in relation to connected cars and the data ...

The DPC intends to conduct an audit on travel organisations to ensure they are aware of their obl...

The Contempt of Court Bill 2017, recently presented to the Dáil, seeks to modernise and clarify t...

The Article 29 Working Party has published new guidelines for supervisory authorities on issuing ...

Organisations must introduce processes for recognising, assessing and notifying data breaches acc...

The Data Protection Commissioner is to receive an additional €4 million in funding following Budg...

The implementation of the GDPR brings about a number of sweeping changes and investment funds, th...

The gender pay gap is the difference between what is earned on average by women and men, based on...

The Central Bank of Ireland is seeking industry feedback on its discussion paper entitled "Consum...

Cases involving Trump, a British Conservative peer and a Swiss activist highlight the dangers and...

German President requested to delay the signing of legislation implementing the Unified Patent Co...

The Data Protection Commissioner's annual report stresses that organisations must be prepared for...

Is e-filing coming to the Irish justice system?

How can business operators demonstrate due diligence in putting food on the market?

US Appeals Court declines to fully rehear the decision to quash a warrant ordering Microsoft to d...

Key issues for (re)insurers and intermediaries to address in advance of the implementation of the...

International Data Protection Day 2017: PrivacySource, 2016 Round-up and 2017 Forecast on headlin...

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The third Government Legislation Programme of the Partnership Government has been published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

US Court of Appeals decision to quash warrant seeking disclosure of user content stored in Irelan...

Codes dealing with 'Member communications' and 'Value for money' published

The ranking was conferred in acknowledgement of the Firm’s key role in advising on the landmark M...

Increase in funding for the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is evidence of the continu...

With the initiation of negligence proceedings arising from concussive injury in professional rugb...

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has participated in a review of Internet of Things...

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The second Government Legislation Programme of the Partnership Government has been published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The Central Bank has issued an update on IT risk management and cybersecurity for regulated firms...

The William Fry Healthcare team has reviewed the changes and highlights of the revised Guide to P...

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The first Government Legislation Programme of the new Partnership Government has been published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

IAA introduces regulatory and registration requirements for drone users, as increased availabilit...

Senior leaders in the Healthcare and Technology fields attended a conference hosted by leading la...

A new payment services directive to broaden the scope of regulation.

Delegates from over 40 countries will discuss US tax reform, EU State Aid rules and other key tax...

The William Fry Healthcare and Technology Groups invite you to attend a conference on e-Health: T...

Can 8 seconds of any sporting event constitute a substantial part? The UK High Court recently tac...

Mid-sized businesses account for the majority of M&A deals in Ireland

New European regulatory framework for data protection to significantly increase legal and regulat...

The Central Bank has published its programme of themed inspections in markets supervision for 201...

IF stresses the need to avoid defining extensive or exhaustive categories, lists or criteria in t...

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The Irish Government has published its legislation programme for the Autumn/Winter 2015 parliamen...

First half of 2015 sees majority of M&A deals in pharma/biotech, leisure and technology.Largest d...

First Annual Report of new DPC

With many of the world’s largest technology companies basing their European operations in Ireland...

With many of the world’s largest technology companies basing their European operations in Ireland...

The Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill is to provide a legislative basis for periodic payment order...

Economic Recovery Drives Expansion of Corporate / M&A, Banking & Financial Services and Asset Man...

A brief overview of the key features of Europe’s Digital Single Market Strategy.

Key initiatives highlighted such as: delegate oversight; UCITS V remuneration guidelines; third-c...

Government commits to continued expansion of financial services sector

Government to continue expansion of financial services sector

The impact of the Internet of Things revolution continues to accelerate into our daily lives thro...

Deal activity continues to increase year on year with 115 deals in 2014 up from 84 in 2013 repres...

An article exploring the methods by which Revenue can obtain information on tax payers and how c...

M&A activity in 2014 at the highest level since financial crisis.

Irish SMEs raised €401m from investors in 2014, up 41% on the previous year, according to the ann...

Our Technology team review some of the key data protection stories of 2014 and look ahead to deve...

A recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has indicated that mere acce...

Welcome to the William Fry Data Protection Update - January 2015

On 23 December 2014, the Irish Government filed an amicus curiae brief in the US Microsoft case, ...

The Irish Government has published its legislation programme for the Spring/Summer 2015 parliamen...

Intellectual Property & Technology

President Obama announced three proposals during a speech at the Federal Trade Commission on Mond...

Increased funding to boost Ireland’s reputation as an independent lead regulator in data protection

Enhanced intellectual property regime announced

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Government Announces New Data Protection Roadmap

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & TECHNOLOGY

New Government Legislation Programme: Industry & Sector Specific Breakdown

New York District Judge upholds warrant requiring Microsoft to hand over customer data held in Ir...

Irish export controls on dual-use items

Security breaches and access requests amongst key issues in Data Protection Commissioner’s annual...

Welcome to the May issue of Legal news.  To read our latest issue, please click on the title...

The European Parliament has recently approved a new directive on criminal sanctions for insider d...

The European Commission has revised its competition regime for technology transfer agreements.

Buying or Selling an Intermediary Business – Where to begin?This briefing outlines the steps invo...

William Fry Partner becomes first person in Europe to win three International Law Office Client C...

On 8 April 2014, Microsoft will cease to issue updates and security patches for bugs in Windows XP.

The Irish merger and acquisition (M&A) market is showing signs of sustained recovery from the...

The IVCA VenturePulse survey shows that Irish companies raised €284.9m from investors in 2013, de...

TheIrish Government has published its Legislation Programme for theSpring/Summer 2014 parliamenta...

William Fry is proud to announce its continued sponsorship of the annual ISA Awards.

Firm is moving to larger premises to support its growth plans 

The Irish Government is continuing its efforts to dispose of state assets such as its stake in th...

The Irish Government has published its legislative programme for the Autumn 2013 parliamentary se...

To view the New Autumn 2013 Government Legislative Programme, please click the title above.

Rihanna has won a significant legal battle with Topshop over the unauthorised use of her image on...

In June 2013, the White House released a proposal aimed at curbing the activities of so-called “p...

William Fry is proud to be the Lunch Sponsor at the Enterprise Technology World Ireland conferenc...

Funding outperforms international markets but data flags future potential shortage of seed capital

The Irish Government has published its legislativeprogramme for the Summer 2013 parliamentary ses...

The Irish Government has published its legislative programme for the summer 2013 parliamentary se...

Welcome to the first edition of our Intellectual Property e-zine in 2013.