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 | 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 | Mar 19, 2013 | Constructive Dismissal, Contracts of Employment, Facebook, Freedom of Expression, latest news, Privacy, social media, Unfair Dismissal
The recent English decision of Mr Adrian Smith v Trafford Housing Trust [2012 EWHC 3221 (Ch) delivered by Justice Briggs in November 2012 sheds further light on the explosion of social media and how it impacts on the workplace. This case is one to watch as it... by Wendy Doyle Solicitor | Jan 9, 2013 | data protection, Privacy, social media
It is proposed under new EU rules that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission may be set to become the lead agency for regulating companies such as Facebook and Google across Europe. In a proposed overhaul by the EU Commission of data protection rules, companies...
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