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In the recent case of Re M.D.Y. Construction Limited [2018] IEHC 676, an Interim Examiner made an application pursuant to section 541 of the Companies Act 2014 (the “2014 Act”) to have proposals for a scheme of arrangement confirmed by the High Court.

The Supreme Court will shortly consider the parameters of discovery which should be granted in civil litigation in light of contemporary considerations.

2018 saw the biggest change in European privacy law in over 25 years with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) in May.

The ongoing impasse in the Brexit negotiations means that many of the legal implications of the UK’s departure from the EU are yet to be addressed or clarified. 

On 21 December 2018, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) published a preliminary guidance in relation to the impact of a “no deal” Brexit on personal data transfers.

France’s data protection regulator (the “CNIL”) has imposed a €50 million fine on Google for failing to comply with EU data privacy laws. The fine is the highest yet to be imposed on an organisation under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which was enacted on 25 May last year.