Date Protection & GDPR Solicitors
McGarr Solicitors are recognised as having an unmatched expertise in data protection and GDPR rights.
Our experienced team has advanced individuals’ data protection and GDPR rights through an impressive track record of wins in regulatory complaints and in both Irish and European courts.
Award Winning Irish Legal Firm
McGarr Solicitors is one of the Irish Independent Statistia Top 75 Law Firms of 2022 and of 2023 and was awarded Civil Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Ireland for 2025 by our international peers.
Access requests are one of the key rights given to everyone under the GDPR. Also known as Article 15 requests, they can be used by people who:
- Want to access their medical records
- Want a copy of documents from their employers
- Need access to data about them held by private or public bodies
But sometimes you need a solicitor to address objections to release, attempts to refuse to give the access you’re entitled to, or to advise on what to do if your rights are blocked.
Every day, we trust big firms, state bodies, and responsible professionals to keep our most sensitive personal data safe and secure. And, unfortunately, every day at least some of them fail at that task. Whether the result of a large-scale hack or just an individual error, any of us may have to seek compensation or recompense for a data breach at any time. Our office has one of the strongest track records in this area.
Mistaken leaking or sharing of personal data can result in significant harm. Whether you are looking for the moral victories of a regulator complaint or monetary recompense through the courts, we can guide you through.
Google Search results can influence career opportunities, trust, and public credibility. happily, the EU gives people the right to be forgotten. In practice, this means is that if you search for your name, you are permitted to apply to Google and other search engines to have specific results suppressed.
Our team of GDPR solicitors have acted successfully for multiple clients in this area across an array of scenarios, including the removal of court reports of embarrassing behaviour when much younger, or irrelevant returns that you don’t want coming up again and again.
€3.1M Fine Arising from McGarr Client Complaint
Acting for Digital Rights Ireland, McGarr Solicitors’ formulated a complaint to the Data Protection Commission regarding the abuse of individuals’ biometric data held as part of the Public Services Card. The investigation led to the DPC issuing the largest fine ever levied against a public body in Ireland.