08 Nov, 2024 Radical new rules for media platforms as Coimisiún na Mean publishes Ireland’s first Online Safety Code By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart Claire O'Brien Michael Twomey Sarah Kelly +3 more... Show less Introduction On 21 October 2024, Coimisiún na Mean (CNaM) published Ireland’s first Online Safety Code (Code). Essentially, the Code...
11 Sep, 2024 Navigating EU and national regulatory scrutiny in so called “killer acquisitions” By Alexandra Kamerling Darach Connolly Zoltan Marosi Daniel Colgan Amanda Wait +2 more... Show less The implications of the recent Illumina/Grail Judgment Executive Summary In a landmark EU judgment, on 3 September 2024, the Court of...
20 Aug, 2024 Irish Government launches next phase in defamation law overhaul By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey Emer McEntaggart Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The Irish Government has published the next phase of its plan to overhaul Irish defamation law. The Defamation (Amendment) Bill (Bill),...
25 Jul, 2024 Irish High Court Decisions bring clarity with victory for Coimisiún na Meán By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less The designation of Tumblr and Reddit as Video-Sharing Platform Services (VSPS) by Coimisiún na Meán (CNaM), the Irish Media Commission,...
02 May, 2024 Commission Guidelines on Systematic Risks - Electoral Processes By Gavin Woods Heidi Waem Darach Connolly Claire O'Brien Emer McEntaggart +2 more... Show less Introduction 2024 has been tipped as not just an election year but “the election year”, with at least 64 countries plus the EU electing...
21 Feb, 2024 DSA: What's happening on the ground in Ireland? By Emer McEntaggart Darach Connolly Gavin Woods Claire O'Brien Sarah Kelly +2 more... Show less What is the latest news? This week, the Irish Digital Services Act 2024 (Irish DSA) formally entered into law to give further effect to...
15 Jan, 2024 Ireland Launches New Agri-Food Regulator to Tackle Unfair Trading Practices By Darach Connolly Jo Kane As 2024 begins, large players in the CGFR sector active in Ireland will need to navigate a new and ambitious regulator governing the...
30 Jun, 2023 Digital Services Act: Zalando challenges VLOP designation By Emer McEntaggart Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Heidi Waem +1 more... Show less In this post, we look at what constitutes a very large online platform (VLOP) or very large online search engine (VLOSE), who has been...