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• Schrems II – Irish DPC finally issues its decision – suspension order, deletion/ repatriation of data and fine

  Introduction: On 22 May, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (the DPC) published its decision against Meta Platform Ireland Ltd (Meta Ireland) in relation to Facebook’s transfer of user’s personal data to the US (the Decision). In it, the DPC ordered Meta Ireland to suspend Facebook’s future transfers of personal data to the U.S. within five...

• Irish Data Protection Commission Orders Meta Ireland to Suspend Facebook Data Transfers to the US and Imposes Record GDPR Fine of €1.2 Billion

  By Ian Felstead, Gail Crawford, Serrin Turner, Tim Wybitul, and Hayley Pizzey[1] The final decision of the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) in relation to the transfers of EU/EEA Facebook user data by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta Ireland) to its processor, Meta Platforms, Inc., in the US (the Transfers)[2] was published on 22 May...

• Irish Regulator Fines Meta 1.2 Billion Euros and Orders it to Cease Data Transfers to the U.S.

  On May 22, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced a €1.2 billion fine against Meta Ireland for unlawfully transferring personal data to the U.S.

• Regulators meet in Ireland to debate food safety issues

  The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has hosted regulators from different countries to discuss how to prepare for food safety crises and manage incidents. It was the first face-to-face meeting of the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (IHFAF) since the COVID-19 pandemic. The group was created in 2020 by FSAI, the Saudi Food and...

• Food safety needs attention in sustainability push

  ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND — Attendees at a major conference have been urged to “wave the food safety flag” to keep the topic on the table during discussions around moving to more sustainable food systems. Wayne Anderson, director of Science and Standards at the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), said it was crucial that food safety...

• Seafood firm fined for breaking food safety rules

  A food business in the Republic of Ireland has been convicted of violating food safety rules. O Cathain Iasc Teoranta based in the town of Dingle, in the county of Kerry, was found to have breached food safety law and bluefin tuna regulations and was fined €5,250 ($5,800). The verdict, made in late April at...

• Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?

  On the 150th anniversary of the Irish Potato Famine, where starvation killed one million Irish, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement that was taken as an apology by Her  Majesty’s Government, for turning a potato blight into a human disaster. The Blair statement blamed “those who governed in London” for the tragedy inflicted...

• Letter From The Editor: Is the Dutch government going to say it’s sorry?

  On the 150th anniversary of the Irish Potato Famine, where starvation killed one million Irish, then British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a statement that was taken as an apology by Her  Majesty’s Government, for turning a potato blight into a human disaster. The Blair statement blamed “those who governed in London” for the tragedy inflicted...

• Public and businesses share thoughts on the food hygiene rating system

  Different stakeholders have shared positive and negative opinions on the food hygiene rating system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The research covers the views of local authorities, businesses, and consumers on the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) and was published recently by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Four online discussion groups in February 2022...

• Recent Employment Law Developments in Ireland

  Employment law in Ireland has been particularly dynamic in recent years.  Covid and its aftermath transformed the workplace and created a more determined approach to employment regulation. In consequence we now have a raft of new legislation and associated workplace codes of practice.  Flexibility is key Ireland has always had a flexible approach to regulating...

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• Irish law blogs

  Being the home soil and having practiced in Ireland for a year, you gotta share the list of Irish law blogs from the Irish Legal Fiction Blog. Irish Legal Fiction – Legal News & Information from an Irish Perspective; Maintained by Abhcóide. The Irish Legal Fiction – Legal News and Information from...

• Ireland as a Judicial Hell Hole (Somewhat Tongue in Cheek)

  Pointoflaw’s Walter Olson notes here items related to an Irish article describing Lloyds of London’s Chariman as griping out about the amount of tort litigation in Ireland of late. As to global tort litigation, the key quote is this: “Tort costs are expanding around the world at twice the rate of...

• Pleural Plaques Permitted by Legislation in Northern Ireland

  Like Scotland, legislation in Northern Ireland will permit recoveries for pleural plaques. The legislation takes effect next week, and is covered in this government press release.  The BBC has the story here. A past government memo on the subject is here. Background is here from Herbert Smith, a UK ...

• 263 with E. coli and Belfast Public Health Agency CYA

  As of 3pm on Monday 22 October 2012, The Public Health Agency (PHA) of Northern Ireland announced that there were 98 confirmed cases and 175 probable cases of E. coli O157:H7 linked to Flicks restaurant in Cityside Mall, 100-150 York Street, Belfast.  According to PHA, the increase in confirmed...

• The Battle Lines are Clearing Up: The Irish Presidency Note on the Proposed General Data Protection Regulation

  According to recent press reports, the Irish Presidency has prepared a note to report to the Council of the EU on the progress achieved on the European Commission’s legislative proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation. Ireland holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half ...

• The Federal Trade Commission and Irish Data Protection Commissioner sign a memorandum of understanding

  This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue. In June 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a mutual assistance and information exchange program to secure compliance with data protection and ...

• Scholarly Analysis of The Attributes of Delaware, and Other Outlier Jurisdictions, Including Tax Whore Jurisdictions

  When and how do a handful of states or nations take on outsized legal significance through legislation aimed at specific subjects? For example, jurisdictions with legislation focused on corporate law (Delaware) or legislation focused on outlier tax rates (tax whore nations and states, such as...

• Death of the “Double Irish Dutch Sandwich”? Not so Fast.

  On October 14, 2014, the Irish Minister for Finance released proposals as part of the 2015 Irish Budget that would cause Irish incorporated non-resident (“INR”) companies to be treated as tax resident in Ireland beginning January 1, 2015. The goal is to shut down the use of so-called “Double Irish” ...

• Department of Communications Promises Nationwide “High-Speed” Broadband by 2020

  The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) published its draft Broadband Intervention Strategy this week as part of its plan to provide the entire country with high-speed broadband. Despite setting a relatively low minimum threshold of 30mbps, particularly in light of...

• Delaware Supreme Court to Hear Argument on When Stockholders Can Demand Records of Aborted Merger

  Tomorrow, the Delaware Supreme Court will hear oral argument on an appeal of the decision of the Court of Chancery which denied a request by a stockholder for books and records, pursuant to DGCL Section 220, related to the aborted merger of AbbVie, Inc., a pharmaceutical spin-off of Abbott Labs,...