Legal News (Commercial & Business)

Landlords need to redevelop and improve their property. Tenants want quiet enjoyment. Tomás Nyhan outlines the keys to good landlord-tenant relations.

The lowering of the merger notification thresholds and a strengthening economy have resulted in a rise in the number of notifications being made to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has recently issued a guidance note on the collection and use of location data. Any information which can link an individual with a particular place is considered to be location data.

The European Commission’s draft Privacy Shield aims to address the legal uncertainty around the commercial transfer of personal data between the EU and the US. Laura Fannin outlines the key data protection and compliance issues.

The Charities Regulatory Authority will have increased statutory powers when Part 4 of the Charities Act 2009 comes into force on 5 September 2016. The commencement is a timely confidence boost for the charities sector following high profile governance controversies in recent months.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that internet service providers in Ireland must help in targeting copyright infringers.