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A new era for Irish competition law

A new era for Irish competition law

The Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (the "Act") was signed into law on 29 June 2022, with the majority of its provisions commencing on 27 September 2 ...

2022 Merger Control Update

2022 Merger Control Update

In its 2022 Merger Control Update, the EU, Competition and Regulated Markets team highlight recent merger control developments in Ireland, providing c ...

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance

Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance

The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 (the “Bill”) was initiated in Dáil Éireann on the 22 April 2022, and is well on its way to entering the business-to-cons ...

2021 Merger Control Update

2021 Merger Control Update

In its 2021 Merger Control Update, the EU, Competition and Regulated Markets team highlight recent merger control developments in Ireland providing co ...

2020 Merger Control Update

2020 Merger Control Update

In its 2020 Merger Control Update, the EU, Competition and Regulated Markets team highlight recent merger control developments in Ireland providing co ...

Competition Regulators relax rules to facilitate COVID-19 measures

Competition Regulators relax rules to facilitate COVID-19 measures

As many in the pharma sector will be aware, cooperation between competitors is restricted by competition law. The European Commission has recently pub ...

Irish CCPC consults on simplified merger notification guidelines

Irish CCPC consults on simplified merger notification guidelines

On 29 October 2019, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) published draft Simplified Merger Notification Guidelines seekin ...