Welcome to our May 2025 edition of Legal News.
Here is a selection of our recent publications.
- Cyber Insights: Securing Your Supply Chain: NIS2 Requirements Explained
Podcast – We explore the critical topic of supply chain security under the NIS2 Directive, including managing risks, establishing security policies, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards and contractual protections. - Irish SPVs to be Excluded from CSRD Reporting
The Irish Government will shortly be amending the existing Irish legislation governing corporate sustainability reporting to clarify further and reduce the scope of companies covered by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as transposed under Irish law. - Europe’s AI Ambitions: Inside the EU’s €200bn Digital Sovereignty Plan
The European Commission’s release of the AI Continent Action Plan on 9 April 2025 marks a transformative shift in the European Union’s ambition for technological leadership. - The Central Bank Consults on the Fitness and Probity Regime (CP160)
On 10 April 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland launched a consultation on revisions to its Fitness and Probity regime following its acceptance of recommendations made by Mr Andrea Enria, former Chair of the European Central Bank Supervisory Board. - Non-Work Data on Work Mobile: Employer Not Responsible
The High Court recently rejected a judicial review challenge against the Data Protection Commission’s refusal to investigate a personal data breach complaint allegedly arising out of a cyberattack on the Health Service Executive’s information and communication technology systems in May 2021. - Amcor Pension Case: High Court Upholds Employer’s Immediate Termination Rights
Defined benefit pension scheme employers will welcome this recent High Court decision, as it brings some legal certainty to the question regarding whether their power to terminate contributions by immediate notice should be subject to a reasonable notice period. - The Discovery ‘Monster’ – High Court Highlights Ongoing Issues
The High Court recently examined the need to reform Ireland’s discovery regime within a larger commercial conflict. - DPC Launches Investigation into X’s Data Usage for AI Training
The Irish Data Protection Commission has initiated a formal inquiry into how personal data from publicly accessible posts on the X social media platform is processed for artificial intelligence training. - High Court Finds that 9% Surcharge Interest Rate Offends the Rule Against Penalty Clauses
The High Court recently reaffirmed that surcharge interest rates that are ‘extravagant and unconscionable’ and not commercially justifiable are not legally enforceable.
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