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Overview of the Irish Legal System
Sources of Law
• Constitution/Legislation/EU/International Law/Precedent
• Court System
• Administration of Justice
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Consumer Law
Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Acts –
• European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995
• Consumer Protection Act 1997 –
• Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014
• EC (Dir 2000/31/EC) Regulations 2003 - EU (Consumer Information Cancellation and Other RIghts) Regulations 2013.
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Data Protection
Data Protection Act 2018
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ('GDPR') - (S.I. 68/2003)
• E Privacy Regulations 2011 - (S.I. No. 336 of 2011).
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Advertising
Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications in Ireland
• S.I. No. 483/2002 European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2002, as amended
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Copyright
Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000
• Copyright and other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019
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Regulatory Agencies and their functions
Copyright and other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Act 2019
• Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
• ComReg
• Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland ('ASAI')
• Data Protection Commissioner.
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Contract Law
Requirements for a valid contract
• Remedies for breach of contract
• Undue influence/Misrepresentation/Mistake
• E-Contracts
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Allison Kenneally & John Tully. (2013), The Irish Legal System, [ISBN: 9781905536580].
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Anthony Thuillier and Catherine MacDaid. (2015), Business Law in Ireland, [ISBN: 9781905536771].
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Fidelma White. Commercial Law in Ireland, 2nd Ed.. Round Hall.
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Mary Donnelly & Fidelma White. (2014), Consumer Law, Rights and Regulation, 2nd. Round Hall Ireland.
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Paul Lambert. (2014), Social Networking Law, Rights and Policies, Clarus Press.
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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Robert Clarke & Others. (2016), Intellectual Property Law in Ireland, 4th. Bloomsbury Professional, [ISBN: 978178043541].
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Denis Kelleher & Karen Murray. (2007), Information Technology Law in Ireland, 2nd. Tottel.
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Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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Commercial Law Practitioner (Westlaw).
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See library internet database for non
Irish comparative journals etc..
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Other Resources |
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www.ccpc.ie.
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www.dbei.ie.
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www.irishstatutebook.ie.
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www.europa.eu.
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www.dpc.ie.
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www.asai.ie.
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www.comreg.ie.
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For cases and articles.
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