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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.

The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 has recently been hailed by the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty T.D. as “one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation in a generation”. It comes into effect in March 2019.

Costs Differential Orders have gained greater traction on foot of the recent Court of Appeal decisions in Moin v Sicika & O’Malley v McEvoy.

As we are near the end of another year, I take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of all of us here at Hayes solicitors for your continued support throughout 2018.

The practice of solicitors sending their clients for specialist assessment by medical personnel without a GP referral has been the subject of recent criticism by the Irish courts.

Ken Casey, Head of our Corporate Department, sees echoes of the fortunes of Irish rugby in 2018 in his own team’s performance over the year.