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• The Data Protection Commission impose another sizeable fine on Meta for GDPR violations

  • PostedDecember 1, 2022
  

  The Data Protection Commissioner (‘DPC’) imposed a fine of €265 million on Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp this week for a data leak discovered last year....

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• Dr Scally’s Final Review: ‘A duty of candour should be regarded as absolute for Irish health professionals.’

  • PostedNovember 24, 2022
  

  Dr Gabriel Scally’s Implementation Review Report November 2022 (the “Final Review”) on implementation of the  recommendations made in his Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Screening Programme Final Report 2018 (the “Scally...

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• High Court Judge directs the Health Service Executive to appear before the Court over “dramatic” increase in cases involving delayed Assessments of Need

  • PostedNovember 23, 2022
  

  Mr. Justice Charles Meenan, who presides over the High Court Judicial Review List addressed the “dramatic” increase in the number of actions brought against the HSE over assessments of need...

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• Collective redundancy legislation in Ireland

  • PostedNovember 11, 2022
  

  The recent announcement of lay-offs and redundancies affecting many firms in the tech industry has caused widespread worry among those affected, particularly in relation to the way in which the...

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• Lavelle Partners are open for business in Galway

  • PostedNovember 9, 2022
  

  In response to increasing demand, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve just launched a second office in Galway.   Our new office is based in Odeon House on Eyre Square....

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• Lavelle Partners Team win at Irish Law Awards 2022

  • PostedNovember 7, 2022
  

  Lavelle Partners’ Medical Negligence Team, headed by Partner, Avril Scally, received the Medical Negligence Team of the Year 2022 award at this year’s Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards. Commenting...

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