by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 22, 2018 | data protection, Data Protection Commissioner, latest news, Litigation, Privacy
The Data Protection Commissioner’s office has recently published a report entitled “Data Protection Investigation in the Hospitals Sector”. A full copy of the report is available to view here. The report was was compiled following an investigation... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 31, 2018 | data protection, latest news, Litigation, Privacy, private investigator
Assistant Data Protection Commissioner, Tony Delaney, has recently welcomed the outcome of prosecution proceedings which concluded at Letterkenny Circuit Court and which were taken by An Garda Síochána against a former civil servant. In this case the defendant was... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 16, 2017 | data protection, latest news, Privacy
A full copy of the press release is available to view here. According to the Press Release, “The proposed Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications will increase the protection of people’s private life and open up new opportunities for business:... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 5, 2017 | data protection, General Data Protection Regulations
The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force across the European Union on 25th May 2018 and will replace the existing Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. It will introduce substantial changes to data protection law and in particular tough... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | May 9, 2016 | Appeal, Blog, Circuit Court, data protection, European Court of Justice, latest news, Litigation, Privacy, Supreme Court
The recent case of Peter Nowak v The Data Protection Commissioner [2016 IESC 18] asks the interesting question of whether an exam script is personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1988 (as amended). This question has now been passed to the European... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Apr 1, 2014 | Appeal, Appeal Hearing, Breach of Contract, Breach of Trust and Confidence, data protection, Disciplinary Hearing, Disciplinary Meetings, Employment Appeals Tribunal Decisions March 2014, Gross Misconduct, latest news, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Investigations
In the recent case of Brendan O’Callaghan v Dunnes Stores UD 54/2012, MN 25/2012, WT 14/2012 the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that it could not be said that “having the investigation and disciplinary hearings conducted by the same person was a flawed...
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