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Professional standards and codes of conduct undoubtedly differ greatly between different jurisdictions. In an environment where healthcare professionals are increasingly mobile, many examples exist across the healthcare professions of registrants maintaining multiple registrations at any given time.

Protection in the area of transfer of undertakings has been in place since 1977, when the Acquired Rights Directive came into force. The current Irish legislation in the area is SI 131/2003 EC (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (the “Regulations”).

The delay in updating the legislation governing cookies in line with the General Data Protection Regulation has caused considerable uncertainty regarding how to obtain cookie consent lawfully.

On 14 August 2019, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) announced the publication of a new guidance note entitled “A Quick Guide to GDPR Breach Notifications.”

In May 2019, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission published guidelines to assist nursing homes in providing their residents with contracts of care that are fair and easy for residents to understand.