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The Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019 (“the Act”) was signed into law by the President on 26 June 2019. The Act amends the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 and introduces certain recommendations of the Copyright Review Committee from their 2013 Report.

Recently, Tusla has begun for the first time to maintain a publicly available register of organisations and businesses which are not in compliance with the obligation under the 2015 Act to maintain a Child Safeguarding Statement.

Hayes solicitors acts in the case of Tobin v Minister for Defence, in which a significant judgment was delivered by the Court of Appeal last year which made wide ranging changes governing discovery applications involving extensive documentation.

With the aim of making European copyright laws “fit for the digital age”, the European Parliament recently passed Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market.

There was no legal protection for apologies given to patients in Ireland until last year. Louise O’Rourke and Katy Meade look at legal protection for apologies in light of new emphasis on open disclosure and legislative change.

On 16 April 2019, the European Union Parliament adopted the Directive on the Protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union Law (the ““Whistleblowing Directive”).