Legal News – January 2022
Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.
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Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day 2022: we unpack the key data protection stories of...
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Ahead of the Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day on 28 January 2021, we unpack the key...
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Reported data breaches in Europe rose by almost 20% in 2020. Ireland, as host to many large tech...
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The William Fry Sports Group look back at the sports sector in 2020
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly pervasive general-purpose technology, wi...
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A global survey published by William Fry has found that for today's decision makers, the most imp...
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The Hungarian Data Protection Authority recently issued its largest fine to date to a bank for un...
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The Irish High Court has delivered a ruling that the DPC can resume an investigation that may res...
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A look at how the EU Copyright Directive has been implemented in Ireland
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With the exponential rise of the Metaverse, brands are racing to protect their intellectual prope...
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This week saw the publication of draft guidance by the European Data Protection Board and draft s...
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The Digital Services Act has been formally adopted by the European Council. What does this mean f...
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EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, has defended the Data Protection Commission in a le...
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Welcome to the July 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on...
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Welcome to the June 2022 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on...
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The 2021 Health Research Regulations introduce significant new revisions to the law on processing...
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The Government's Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 sets out, for the first time, regulations on th...
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What constitutes a reasonable request for further information for verifying identity? Do you need...
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EDPB and the EDPS release Joint Opinion on the EU's Digital Green Certificate.
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William Fry today announced the appointment of two new Partners across its Banking & Finance and ...
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William Fry submit feedback to the European Commission in respect of consultation feedback on the...
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The Data Protection Commission has been ordered to pay the majority of the costs in the litigatio...
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Multinational clothes retailer H&M has been fined €35.3 million by the Hamburg data protection au...
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The European Commission has welcomed the joint declaration by EU Member States, pledging to fund ...
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The Data Protection Commission has found a security system used in Irish prisons, which involves ...
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Traders will need to update their terms and conditions as the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers)...