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The future of money is changing. The financial services industry is rapidly transforming its value chains and established technologies.

In the final article of our mini-series ‘A Practitioners Guide to IT Outsourcing', Rhiannon Monahan, an Associate Director within our Governance...

The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill (the "Bill") was published on Wednesday 12 January 2022. The Bill will transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive ("AVMS")...

The Government's Draft National Risk Assessment 2015 names cyber-security as one of the potential risks for Ireland in 2015. Cyber-security is not ‘just an IT issue'.

Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing resources and services over the internet on a pay-for-use basis.

Earlier this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "ECJ") ruled that the operation of the AdWords system by Google in itself was not a breach of EU trade mark law, but that the content of some advertisements that are linked by Google keywords may well be in breach depending upon the particular facts of the case.

From 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) will come into effect for intermediary service providers.

Ireland has lifted its data centre connection moratorium and introduced a demanding new framework requiring developers to provide their own generation capacity, source 80% of electricity from new Irish renewables within six years, and meet strict grid stability requirements. The policy creates significant opportunities for developers who can navigate the complex intersection of grid connection, planning permission, and renewable energy procurement, though a pending legal challenge adds uncertainty to the la

In the second article of our mini-series ‘A Practitioners Guide to IT Outsourcing', Rhiannon Monahan, an Associate Director within our Governance and Consulting Services Group...

The question of jurisdiction for the purpose of bringing defamation proceedings is complicated by the online publication of material.

The worldwide use and scope of the internet has created an unprecedented forum for the publication of defamatory statements.

It has been a year since the European Commission ("EC") designated the first tranche of very large online platforms and very large online search engines (together, "VLOPSEs").

Online video-sharing and platform providers that have head offices here should take note; they may fall under the purview of the Online Safety Act (Act).

The right to privacy is now overshadowing conflicting rights such as the freedom of expression and freedom to conduct a business and, in some instances, national data protection legislation.

The European Commission has set up an expert group on cloud computing contracts with a remit to assist the Commission in identifying "safe and fair contract terms and conditions for cloud computing services...

In the final part of our series examining the rise of blockchain, we discuss how governments, regulators and businesses are approaching the emergence of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies and the major legal and regulatory issues they need to understand and address to fully harness their potential.

The EU Data Act introduces a comprehensive switching framework designed to eliminate vendor lock-in in cloud computing services. Providers of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS must now facilitate customer transitions between providers, enable multi-provider usage, and support migration to on-premises infrastructure with minimal obstacles and reduced costs.

The Product Liability Directive EU 2024/2853 introduces sweeping changes to Irish product liability law, expanding definitions to include software and digital products, introducing new categories of compensable damage, and establishing rebuttable presumptions that shift the burden of proof. How will these modernized protections impact Irish businesses operating in technology, medical devices, and digital services sectors as they navigate increased compliance obligations and extended liability exposure?