Ireland: Data Protection

Security of processing, transparency and personal data breaches have all featured in recent data protection decisions from the Data Protection Commission (DPC).

It overturned the High Court decision, holding that non-material loss claims in respect of distress, upset, anxiety and inconvenience are not in the nature of personal injuries and therefore do not require authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board prior to commencing proceedings.

In this case, the issue was whether an authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), now the Personal Injuries Resolution Board, is required when a plaintiff claims...

The healthcare and life sciences landscape is constantly evolving as organisations strive to harness rapid technological advances.

On 26 May 2025, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties ("ICCL") was granted permission by the High Court to bring a representative action against Microsoft under the Representative Actions for the Protection...

In a recent decision from the Higher Regional Court of Cologne (Oberlandesgericht Köln, OLG), a request by Verbraucherzentrale NRW (NRW) – a non-profit organization focused on consumers rights...

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission ("the Commission") issued its first fines for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act (the "DMA") to Apple and Meta.

The Data Act, effective from January 11, 2024, is reshaping the digital landscape, driving competition, and innovation through enhanced data sharing.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has initiated a formal inquiry into how personal data from publicly accessible posts on the X social media platform is processed for artificial intelligence training.