The Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 (the “Act”) , came into effect on 26 January 2011. The Act implements Directive 2006/24/EC on the retention of data generated or processed by or in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and repeals Part 7 of the Criminal ...
The London Technology & Construction Court (a division of the English High Court) issued judgment on 16 December 2010 in a dispute between De Beers UK Limited (“De Beers”) and Atos Origin IT Services UK Limited (“Atos”). The dispute centred around issues of repudiation of contract, when one party to the contract, following a dispute, ...
In long running litigation brought by the recording industry the Irish High Court declined to grant an injunction requiring UPC, an internet service provider, to put in place measures to prevent the illegal filesharing of sound recordings by its subscribers. Matheson Ormsby Prentice (Alistair Payne and Gerard Kelly) represented UPC in EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd ...
On 27th January 2010, the English High Court delivered its judgment in one of the costliest, longest running and most notable IT disputes in recent years. Significant IT disputes have been few and far between in Ireland, largely explained by cost and reputational concerns. Mark Rasdale of the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group ...
In the last two years there have been a number of high profile data protection security breaches in the UK, culminating most recently with the loss by HM Revenue and Customs of computer discs containing data relating to 25 million child benefit recipients. Since the start of 2008 there is increasing evidence that security breaches ...
In this edition of the ICS legal e-bulletin Garret Flynn of the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group will consider the legal recognition of electronic signatures in Ireland and the level of market take-up of these signatures. On 10 July 2000 President Mary McAleese applied her digital signature on the Electronic Commerce Bill. In ...
The European Commission has recently published results of a survey which shows that a large number of online retailers of electronic goods are in breach of consumer legislation. In this edition of the ICS legal e-Bulletin, Garret Flynn of the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group reviews the findings of this survey and highlights ...
The penalties for the sending of unlawful unsolicited direct marketing communications have recently been increased. The High Court has also recently confirmed the extent of the Data Protection Commissioner’s enforcement powers. In this edition of the ICS legal e-Bulletin, Garret Flynn of the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group examines these recent data protection ...
As we start into 2009, Don McAleese of the Matheson Ormsby Prentice Information Technology Law Group takes a look back at some noteworthy legal developments in the Technology sphere in Ireland in 2008. Data security breaches Security breaches began to fill more and more column inches in Ireland in 2008. In February, media reports disclosed ...
In previous Legal e-Bulletins we have focused almost exclusively on the legal issues that can arise with technology contracts and also on the many issues and factors that need to be considered when dealing with the underlying intellectual property rights. While we will continue to update on legal developments in these areas, future Legal e-Bulletins ...