Kate mc Cormack

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About Kate mc Cormack

Barrister-at-Law Qualified July 2010 European Court of Justice -Junior Counsel for the Applicant in Case CASE C-140/20, which questioned the legality of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 Areas of Expertise -Criminal law, Regulatory law, privacy, compliance, and investigations for alleged regulatory breaches-Complex, high profile litigation in the Irish Courts and the European Court of Justice. Commission of Investigation Experience -Advisory Counsel to 5 Commissions of Investigation, which investigate matters of urgent public concern. Law Library Practice -Represented large companies in the defence and management of health and safety issues, privacy obligations, compliance, crisis response, and internal investigations -Experience in litigation, Judicial Review, Regulatory and administrative Law -Represented companies and statutory bodies in regulatory law litigation -Appeared for numerous statutory bodies in the regulatory sector, and successfully defended Judicial -Review and High Court proceedings against such bodies -Represented clients regarding their privacy obligations under GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 -Prepared written submissions regarding evidential requirements, legal requirements, minimising and avoiding future incidents and exposure to potential risks -Represented clients at public and private hearings, as well as Court proceedings -Presented cases for hearing, requiring intimate knowledge of the law including the legal powers, statutory requirements and regulatory codes -Drafted detailed legal submissions