EU Advocate General: Austrian anti-doping committee GDPR compliant for publishing decision

In September 2023, the Advocate General of the European Union released an opinion which found that the publishing of personal data of a professional athlete regarding a breach of anti-doping rules by a national anti-doping authority on their publicly accessible website was not in breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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PRESS RELEASE: Dublin-based Leman Solicitors becomes Ogier Leman following merger with international law firm Ogier

Dublin based commercial law firm Leman Solicitors LLP has become Ogier Leman after joining forces with international law firm Ogier in March. The combined firm offers services to Irish clients across corporate, real estate, dispute resolution and employment law, with an international network also providing banking, corporate, funds and private wealth services. Ogier Leman’s managing […]

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International Women’s Day 2022

Thank you to all of our subscribers, clients, followers and friends who attended our special event, hosted with Leman Solicitors, “#BreaktheBias: Women at Work”, featuring a fascinating talk by Tricia Heberle, chef de mission of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Tricia shared insights into her role, project-managing the number one largest sporting event amidst a […]

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Leman Legal History: Welcoming In the Hilary Term!

We welcome 2022 with the Hilary legal term, from January to March. The history of Hilary This particular period in our legal calendar is so named because the feast day of St Hilary of Poitiers, 14 January, falls during this term, whom some consider to be the patron saint of lawyers. Originating in the legal […]

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Leman Employment Update on Statutory Leave – What are Employees Legally Entitled to?

All types of employees will accrue certain statutory leave entitlements. There are various pieces of legislation which govern each type of leave and often times, the terms that apply to each scenario can be quite complex to manage. Below is a list and summary of statutory leave entitlements available to employees in Ireland. 1. Annual Leave […]

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Mind the Gap! The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 is due to be signed into law

On 7 July 2021, the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2019 was passed by both houses of the Oireachtas and is due to be signed into law by the President before the end of the year. This article summarises key changes that the Bill will introduce, and outlines steps employers can take to ensure compliance […]

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Fintech in Ireland 2021: A Silver Lining?

On the back of a challenging year (to say the very least), there’s reason for optimism when we consider that the Irish fintech industry experienced a record period of activity with almost $400m in M&A, venture capital and private equity transactions recorded in 2020 (source: KPMG – Pulse of Fintech H2’20 Report). The fintech industry […]

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Class action in British Airways data breach

In October 2020, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined British Airways (BA) £20 million for violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This was in relation to a breach that took place in 2018. The breach affected both personal and credit card data of 420,000 data subjects. This is the largest fine that […]

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Who Owns Bernie Sanders?

So, unless you’ve been living on Mars (or presumably are Donald Trump) you’ll have seen a photo of Bernie Sanders from the Inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden. Yeah, you know the one. Now, I’m an Intellectual Property (IP) Lawyer who enjoys a MEME as much as the next guy, but I often find it harder to share great MEMEs […]

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Data Protection Update: Standard Clauses, Brexit and Examples for Breach Notifications

The European Data Protection Board has said that the new draft standard clauses for:  contracts between controllers and processors within the EEA; and  the transfer of personal data to non-EEA countries,  are not quite right. Tweaks are needed.  The new draft clauses for non-EEA transfers remain very important in the Brexit context. While the EU-UK trade […]

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Is it Practicable To Transfer Personal Data From the EEA Without An Adequacy Finding?

From 1 January 2021, any EEA-based organisation wishing to transfer personal data from the EEA to any non-EEA country will need to be able to show that the processing will receive the same protection as under EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Many firms might consider this to be impracticable from a cost and administration […]

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Diversity Wins

Diversity and inclusivity wins. Studies show when companies implement their inclusivity & diversity (I&D) workplace practices, they improve their financial performance compared with their industry peers by an average 6.5 %.  91% of Fortune 500 companies include sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies, and 83% include gender identity as well. The same principles apply to […]

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