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    Practice Note: Ireland—Commercial—new starter guide provides an introduction to the Ireland—Commercial law (Commercial) practice area. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and those who are new to Commercial as a practice area. It focuses on the key issues that arise when advising on Commercial matters and includes links to other LexisNexis® sources and materials which provide more comprehensive information on the topics covered

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    Practice Note: Ireland—Commercial horizon scanner 2025 tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including Bills in progress, Acts in force and Statutory Instruments), judgments of the Irish courts and consultations and inquiries related to commercial law in 2025

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    Practice Note: Ireland—Commercial horizon scanner 2024 [Archived] tracks the progress of Irish legislation (including Bills in progress, Acts in force and Statutory Instruments), judgments of the Irish courts and consultations and inquiries related to commercial law in 2024

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    Practice Note: Ireland—The Data Protection Commission inquiries—tracker—tracks the enforcement actions taken by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland under

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French book delivery fee may be justified under EU law, court opinion says

MLex: France's €3 minimum shipping fee for book orders under €35 falls under Directive 2006/123, the EU Services Directive, and may be allowed as a cultural measure, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said in an opinion issued on 3 July 2025. However, the law—which was challenged by Amazon, is not automatically excluded from EU rules just because it promotes cultural aims.

Dublin education board fined EUR125,000 for GDPR breach

MLex: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) 125,000 euros, after finding multiple GDPR breaches linked to a data breach in 2018 that affected around 13,000 student grant applicants, whose personal data were exposed on a malware-infected webserver. CDETB had failed to implement proper security measures, didn’t notify the DPC or affected individuals on time, and ignored a direct order to notify data subjects, the watchdog said.

Eircom action against BT Group must be carefully managed, UK judge says

MLex: Irish telecom operator Eircom’s damages lawsuit against BT Group over a public-sector contract must be carefully managed to trial, a UK judge told the parties today. Eircom’s claim, filed at the High Court, followed a decision by sector regulator Ofcom in 2020 to fine BT for its conduct over a tender process.

Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to streamline cross-border GDPR enforcement

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a new regulation to improve cross-border enforcement of the GDPR. The deal, led by the Polish presidency, harmonises rules on admissibility, complainants’ rights, and procedural deadlines, with the aim of accelerating the handling of cross-border complaints and strengthening cooperation between national data protection authorities. The agreement must now be formally adopted by both institutions before entering into force.

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