Agenda Articles

Irish citizens aged 18 years and over are eligible to serve on a jury. Most people are summoned for jury selection at least once in their lives.

In Simon McVann v Data Protection Commission [2023] IECC 3 (McVann), the appellant appealed against decisions of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) concerning the processing of his personal data.

On 4 May 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its highly anticipated judgment in Case-300/21 UI v Österreichische Post (Österreichische Post Case).

On 11 May 2023 the latest compromise text of the AI Act was voted on by the leading parliamentary committees of the European Parliament.

The Supreme Court has refused to grant John Delaney leave to appeal the 2023 judgment of the Court of Appeal.

The High Court has recently pierced the corporate veil to make directors and shadow directors personally liable for the fraud of a company.

With effect from 23 April 2023, the Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) will require that all company directors of Irish companies provide either their Personal Public Service number (“PPSN”) or a Verified Identity number (“VIN”) when filing the following forms with their offices

The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently published its 2022 annual report (the “Report”) covering its regulatory activities between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022.

On 20 February 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “CBI”) issued a notice entitled: ‘Process clarifications for UCITS and AIFs pre-contractual documentation updates in relation to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/363’ (the “Notice”).