Excuse the tongue-twister headline, but we wanted to draw your attention to the important changes have been made to Northern Ireland (NI) I gambling law by the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements...

A new era has begun. From now on, Irish enforcers may recommend fines for EU and Irish competition rules breaches.

Significant changes to Ireland’s merger control regime at the end of last year have already had an impact on the number and type of transactions being notified to the new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

A leading Irish law firm's Competition and Regulated Markets Group provides comprehensive merger control advisory services, handling complex cases before the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and European Commission. The team also navigates Ireland's foreign direct investment screening regime, assisting international investors and Irish businesses with national security and public order considerations in cross-border transactions.

The lowering of the Irish merger control thresholds towards the back end of 2014 prompted a significant uptick in the number of merger filings in 2015 (78 in total).

On 18 December 2012, commitments given to the Irish Competition Authority by a party under investigation were, for the first time, made an order of the court by the Irish High Court.

On 29 May 2017, a five judge division of the Irish Supreme Court unanimously upheld a landmark High Court judgment identifying legal breaches arising from a dawn raid investigation...

On 4 January 2022, Section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol Act) 2018 on Minimum Unit Pricing ("MUP") came into force, making Ireland one of a small number of countries to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol...

Recent enforcement action conducted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland ("FSAI") provides an insight into the dynamic future of unannounced...

On 15 September 2016, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its Preliminary Report arising from its e-commerce sector inquiry (the "Report").

The Windsor Framework ("WF") as implemented by Regulation (EU) 2023/1182 removes the option for jointly labelled medicines to be marked as NI/GB/UK.

The first half of 2019 saw a sharp drop in the number of filings to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") recently published on its website details of a merger notification it received on 3rd March 2025...

On 5 April 2016, the High Court (Barrett J) gave judgment in CRH plc and Seamus Lynch v The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

On 5 April 2016, the High Court (Barrett J) gave judgment in CRH plc and Seamus Lynch v The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Many Irish and EU regulators can search or Dawn Raid premises to investigate a suspected White Collar Crime.

Irish businesses have become more aware of the potential to submit State aid complaints against Irish law measures to the European Commission (the "EC").

Meanwhile, in Ireland there has been no report of any Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Dawn Raids under its competition law powers since COVID-19 restrictions were first introduced.