GDPR: Data Protection Officers
28 May, 2018A Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) is the person responsible within an organisation for monitoring and facilitating its compliance with the GDPR. The DPO (whether an employee or contractor) must report to the highest level of management and, where appointed, will have a specific role to fulfil within the context of the GDPR. This is described […]
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25 May, 2018The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) came into effect in Europe today, 25 May 2018. It brings with it enhanced data subjects rights and greater obligations on controllers or processors of personal data, together the potential for significant administrative fines in the event of non-compliance. The ability to demonstrate compliance therefore will be […]
Read moreThe Knowledge Development Box in Ireland – A Quick Overview.
14 July, 2017In 2016, Ireland introduced a new tax-based incentive for intellectual property generating Irish companies referred to as the Knowledge Development Box. The KDB is a corporation tax relief. Launched as “best in class” and the “world’s first OECD-compliant” regime, the KDB provides that profits generated by an Irish company from the commercial exploitation of certain […]
Read moreCybersecurity Insurance: Transferring the Risk
1 June, 2017Cybersecurity is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing items of IT expenditure for businesses. The need to develop effective responses to a dynamic and ever-evolving threat landscape requires an extreme level of diligence. However as with many business risks, one option (apart from mitigation) is to transfer those risks outside of the business through […]
Read moreObligations of Data Processors under the GDPR
24 May, 2017With the imminent introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on 25th May 2018, the scope of data protection has been noticeably widened in comparison to the outgoing Data Protection Directive and its implementing legislation and nowhere is this more obvious than in the new direct statutory obligations on data processors. Under the Directive, […]
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