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The Online Safety Act
08 November 2023
The Online Safety Act introduces a new regulatory regime to address illegal and harmful content online. We are seeing more and more scrutiny in this area, with Australia, Ireland and the EU already passing new legislation, including the EU’s Digital Services Act.
Chancellor Philip Hammond’s consumer protection announcements
14 March 2017
The Spring Budget is not usually an occasion for tackling the nitty-gritty of consumer protection, but last week the Chancellor promised a number of Government initiatives likely to impact upon consumer-facing businesses.
Counterfeit kit: a fan’s own goal
22 March 2017
Jeremy Summers has written an article for 'World Intellectual Property Review' (WIPR).
It’s obvious, patents are not child’s play!
28 March 2017
In a recent decision the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court had to consider whether a patent for a children’s toy consisting of water soluble, fusible, translucent beads was merely an aesthetic creation, and therefore excluded from patentability and if not, whether the patent claims lacked an inventive step and were obvious. If the patent was valid, the Court also had to determine whether it was infringed by the Defendant’s product.
Beware of handing matters over to the court’s discretion
16 June 2017
How often in negotiations do parties “duck” issues deemed “too difficult” and try to cope with them by adopting “reasonable” (or other) “endeavours” obligations?
The CMA’s fight with online gambling companies
10 July 2017
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is upping the ante against online gambling companies by increasing its enforcement action against those suspected of breaching consumer law. The CMA believes that often customers are not getting the deal they expected when signing up, due to misleading promotions and unfair terms within the promotion.
Japan’s #metoo movement
30 May 2018
The #metoo movement has been slow to gain traction in Japan. There have been few reported cases about sexual harassment involving public figures...until recently.
Director’s privacy – improvements to the Companies House regime for removal of residential addresses
26 June 2018
New regulations, which came into force on 26 April 2018, will make it easier for directors (and others) to remove their residential addresses from publicly available Companies House documents.
Ireland: Recent case law on an employer’s duty of care in PTSD/psychological injury cases
27 November 2018
Cases from the courts continue to emphasise the duty of care on employers to take reasonable steps to protect their employees from the reasonably foreseeable harm which may arise as a result of treatment by other employees, even where such behaviour might not amount to bullying in the workplace.
NEW ICO guidance on “Data protection if there’s no Brexit deal”
18 December 2018
With uncertainty about Brexit continuing to dominate the headlines, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has released some useful and practical guidance on key data protection issues if there is no Brexit deal.
Government’s “porn block” roll out delayed
01 April 2019
Two weeks ago we commented on the anticipated introduction of age verification controls on porn sites which were due to come into force today. It is now understood that the implementation of these controls has been delayed, with some media outlets reporting that an official announcement is expected this week.
Protection of guests: how far does a hotel’s duty extend?
09 July 2019
For the first time, the High Court has stated that hotels owe a duty to their guests to take reasonable care to protect them from injury caused by the criminal acts of third parties. But how far does that duty go?
April’s employment law changes
24 March 2020
While employers are understandably preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic and its implications, a number of significant employment law reforms are due to take effect early next month. Here’s a brief round-up.
Furlough and insolvency – High Court ruling on Carluccio’s
16 April 2020
The High Court has given a helpful judgment concerning the furloughing of employees by the administrators of Carluccio’s, the Italian restaurant chain.
Ireland’s Immigrant Investor Programme – the allure of inward investment in return for residency
16 February 2021
How does the Irish government’s Immigrant Investor Programme work, what benefits does it have and how can high-net-worth individuals use it as a means of obtaining residency rights in Ireland?
In-House Data Club: Children’s Code 101
21 April 2021
The Children’s Code: Are you ready, and perhaps fully signed up as a Transparency Champion? Are you still discussing what to do? Haven't started yet?
Children’s Data - A Global Perspective
27 May 2021
Today’s children are growing up in the digital age, they love screen time and in recent months, due to the pandemic, access to online services and devices has been necessary for not only leisure but also for education.
Facebook’s High Court judicial review challenge dismissed
10 June 2021
Following the ‘Schrems II’ ruling, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (“IDPC”) commenced an investigation into Facebook’s international transfers of personal data on the basis of Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs” or “Model Clauses”), and issued a Preliminary Draft Decision, with Facebook then bringing a procedural challenge in the Irish High Court.
Children’s Data – A Global Perspective
15 June 2021
It is widely acknowledged that children are spending ever more time online, perhaps never more so than in the last 12 months due to the pandemic. Protecting children’s data and privacy is becoming more important to many people, in fact the UK Information Commissioner refers to this increased focus as a ”global direction of travel”.
Ethnicity pay gap reporting: Government’s debate response will frustrate employers
22 September 2021
A petition on ethnicity pay gap reporting registered over 130,000 signatures last year, requiring that the issue be debated in Parliament. Over one year later, the debate has finally happened.