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“Probably the most significant [GDPR] enforcement decision to date” – summary of Ireland’s recent Facebook and Instagram rulings

“Probably the most significant [GDPR] enforcement decision to date” – summary of Ireland’s recent Facebook and Instagram rulings

Earlier this month, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its final rulings against Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (“Meta”), for violat ...

Draft DPC Decision Proposes Banning Meta Data Transfers from EU to US

Draft DPC Decision Proposes Banning Meta Data Transfers from EU to US

On 7 July 2022, the Data Protection Commission in Ireland (“DPC”) circulated its noteworthy draft decision in respect of its investigation into tech g ...

Bank of Ireland fined €463,000 for breaches of GDPR

Bank of Ireland fined €463,000 for breaches of GDPR

The Data Protection Commission recently announced its decision to fine Bank of Ireland (“BOI”) €463,000 for a number of breaches of the General Data P ...

EDPB Announcement on New EU-US Privacy Framework

EDPB Announcement on New EU-US Privacy Framework

One evolving aspect of data protection law which many will have been following closely in recent years, is that relating to overseas transfers – in pa ...

Workplace vaccinations and data protection in Ireland

Workplace vaccinations and data protection in Ireland

The Irish Government vaccination programme is now well under way. As a result of supply limits and in line with the government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Allo ...

The World Anti-Doping Code updated

The World Anti-Doping Code updated

The 2021 version of the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) is likely to be approved at the fifth World Conference on Doping in Sport, to be held in Nov ...

Government approves establishment of new Gambling Regulator

Government approves establishment of new Gambling Regulator

Sports betting in Ireland is currently regulated by the Betting Act 1931. While this Act was amended in 2015 to provide for a limited licensing regime ...

EU Commission Notice on the recognition of professional qualifications post Brexit

EU Commission Notice on the recognition of professional qualifications post Brexit

Directive 2005/36 EC* governs the system of recognition of professional qualifications in the EU. The directive provides a system of recognition of pr ...

Recent UK Court of Appeal decision on Fitness to Practise General Optical Council -v- Matthew Clarke

Recent UK Court of Appeal decision on Fitness to Practise General Optical Council -v- Matthew Clarke

The UK Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in a decision that provides an interesting interpretation of the law in relation to impairment of fitnes ...

Sports Law Update

Sports Law Update

DAC Beachcroft's Sports Law Update focuses on news and events occurring within the sports sectors which give reason for concern or interest. Going Now ...