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GDPR Turns Six: Six Things to Expect and Plan For

As the GDPR turns six, we identify six key areas businesses should expect change

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Webinar: EU Whistleblowing Directive: Is Your Organisation Ready to Comply with the New Whistleblowing Rules?

William Fry recently participated in two webinars hosted by Franklin Paris which discussed the EU Whistleblowing Directive.

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The Fine Line in GDPR and its Impact on Businesses’ Risk Analyses

Reported data breaches in Europe rose by almost 20% in 2020. Ireland, as host to many large technology and social media companies, ranked as the t...

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Subject Access Request: Data Protection Commission Decision is set aside by the Circuit Court

The Circuit Court recently set aside a decision of the Data Protection Commission for failing to comply with fair procedures in arriving at its fin...

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Standards are Upheld but Shield Sinks Under Harbour Waves

European Court upholds validity of Standard Contractual Clauses but not Privacy Shield as international transfer regime, though with strings attach...

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Liverpool FC Not Caught Off Balance – Lessons for Brand Partnerships

A recent decision of the English High Court in New Balance Athletics, Inc v. The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited EWHC 2837 (C...

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Irish regulation looks set to catch up with e-scooters

The regulation of e-scooters and similar vehicles in Ireland looks set for an overhaul soon.

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Ireland Launches Intellectual Property and Technology Court and Reforms IP Disputes Procedures

Under new Court Rules which come into operation on 22 October 2021, Intellectual Property cases and complex technology disputes can be listed befor...

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High Court Delivers Ruling in Facebook Data Transfer Case

The Irish High Court has delivered a ruling that the DPC can resume an investigation that may result in a prohibition on Facebook's EU-US data tran...

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EDPB Reviewing Draft Guidelines on Data Protection and Connected Vehicles

In response to stakeholder feedback, the European Data Protection Board is reviewing its draft guidelines on how the connected vehicles industry ca...

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Brand Protection in the Metaverse: EUIPO Updates Guidance on Trade Mark Applications for NFTs and Virtual Goods

With the exponential rise of the Metaverse, brands are racing to protect their intellectual property in this new virtual reality through trade mark...

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A Path Forward – Draft Guidance Published For Dealing With International Data Transfers Post-Schrems II

This week saw the publication of draft guidance by the European Data Protection Board and draft standard contractual clauses by the European Commis...

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Health Research Rules Updated via New Regulations

The 2021 Health Research Regulations introduce significant new revisions to the law on processing personal data for health research purposes.

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EU Temporarily Permits Data Transfers to the UK Pending a Decision on Adequacy

As expected, an adequacy decision was not granted by the European Commission as part of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement, but a maximum s...

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Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 Scoots off for Cabinet Approval

The Government's Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 sets out, for the first time, regulations on the use of e-scooters and e-bikes on Irish roads and...

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The European Unified Patent Court – is it Finally within Reach?

The German Federal Constitutional Court has rejected the latest constitutional challenge to the German Parliamentary Bill ratifying the European Un...

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Verifying the Identity of a Data Subject: A Look at What’s Reasonable in the Circumstances

What constitutes a reasonable request for further information for verifying identity? Do you need to ask for additional information in all circumst...

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Amber Light for the EU’s Digital Green Certificate

EDPB and the EDPS release Joint Opinion on the EU's Digital Green Certificate.

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A Lookback at Data Protection for 2020: The DPC Publishes the 2020 Annual Report

The Data Protection Commission has published another annual report on what has been a challenging a year, and certainly a year of firsts for the body.

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Return to Work: Dealing with a Confirmed Case of the Virus in the Workplace

50% of employers say their main data protection concern for returning to work is dealing with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the workplace. Here we d...

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Beginning of the End of the “Fishing Expedition”? English High Court offers DSAR Guidance to UK Data Controllers

A recent decision of the English High Court provides authority for data controllers in the UK to pushback on data subject access requests (DSARs) w...

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Over the Rainbow. High Court Orders Twitter to Disclose Information About Parody Account

The High Court has ordered Twitter to reveal the identity of whomever is behind a parody account, after accepting arguments of allegedly abusive an...

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COVID-19: Data Protection Issues When Video Conferencing

In this article, William Fry specialists identify key data protection issues apparent during the recent global increase in video conferencing follo...

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H&M Subject to €35.3m GDPR Fine for Keeping a Clothes Eye on Employees

Multinational clothes retailer H&M has been fined €35.3 million by the Hamburg data protection authority for unlawful employee-monitoring practices...

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WADA’s Anti-Doping Rules Not So Dope According to the EU Data Protection Watchdog

The EU's Data Protection authorities express concerns in relation to the World Anti-Doping Code's compatibility with the GDPR.

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EU Member States Declare Support for a Next Generation European Cloud Service

The European Commission has welcomed the joint declaration by EU Member States, pledging to fund and develop cloud infrastructure in Europe and to ...

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Data Protection Commission Finds Prison Security System in Breach of GDPR

The Data Protection Commission has found a security system used in Irish prisons, which involves the scanning of thumbprints, to be in breach of th...

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Increased Obligations for Retailers this Christmas with the Introduction of New Gift Voucher Legislation

Traders will need to update their terms and conditions as the Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Act 2019 introduces new rules and enhanced protec...

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