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ARTICLE · 22 JANUARY 2016

Competition & Antitrust Update: 2015 Overview

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Following the long awaited overhaul of Ireland's competition and merger control regime in 2014, the past year has proven to be the busiest year for Irish merger control in a decade.

IrelandAntitrust/Competition Law
Niall Collins
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Following the long awaited overhaul of Ireland’s competition and merger control regime in 2014, the past year has proven to be the busiest year for Irish merger control in a decade.  It also saw the regulator stepping into new territory.

Key topics in 2015 included: 

A Significant Increase in Merger Notifications

The New Media Merger Regime

First Ever Acceptance of the ‘Failing Firm’ Defence

The past year has been an exceptionally busy year for Irish merger control. 2015 also saw the first application of the new media merger regime and the first ever acceptance by an Irish competition regulator of the elusive ‘failing firm’ defence.

Significant Increase in Merger Notifications

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