As the Irish economy begins to reopen its doors following the
Covid-19 lockdown, businesses continue to be subject to a
strengthened regulatory framework of consumer protections and
additional engagement from consumer law regulators, in ensuring
that Ireland's most vulnerable consumers are protected during
this unprecedented time. In April 2020, we published an article explaining the Competition and
Consumer Protection Commission's (the
"CCPC") enhanced role in monitoring
compliance with consumer law requirements, which included among
others, the use of unfair contract terms such as attempts to limit
consumers' legal rights directly or indirectly.
On 15 June 2020 and as anticipated, the CCPC
published guidelines on Unfair Terms in Consumer
Contracts to assist businesses in ensuring that consumers are not
bound by one-sided contractual terms or limited in their legal
rights. The government measures introduced to curb the spread
of Covid-19 has led to widespread
