The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") confirmed on Friday, 14 June 2019, that it will proceed with plans to introduce a simplified procedure

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is running a public consultation on draft regulations including new rules for commercial arrangements between certain grocery businesses that are active in Ireland.

The ODR platform is an online platform for consumers and traders within the EU to resolve disputes regarding cross border e-commerce business transactions.

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 21 March 2016, the Minister for Finance signed the European Union Regulations 2016 into Irish law.

On 15th December 2015, the Irish High Court (the "Court") handed down an important decision in the case of KBC Bank Ireland Plc v Osborne [2015] IEHC 795...

The Matheson Autumn / Winter 2024 Horizon Tracker has been distributed to our clients this week. This discusses key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments of interest to those clients...

This briefing summarises recent cases, developments and trends relevant to ongoing efforts to resolve the mortgage arrears crisis.

On 28 April 2026, the Government approved landmark amendments to the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 to put a statutory “Right to Be Forgotten” for cancer survivors into Irish law.

In advance of the imminent application deadline of 25 June 2023, the Irish government has initiated the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill (Bill) before the Dáil.

Two German consumer organizations, Euroconsum e.V. and WhizzBang e.V., have been designated as Ireland's fourth and fifth qualified entities under the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumer Act 2023.

On Monday 21 November 2016, online sales in the USA surpassed $3 billion in a single day for the first time ever.

Defendants to product liability claims seeking to rely on the 'state of the art' defence must be prepared to provide full particulars (or details) of the facts which they say support the defence prior to trial.

The Commercial Division of the High Court recently refused to grant an injunction to EMI and other record companies against UPC, an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Kate Colleary examines the decision and its consequences.

On 25 September 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published an Addendum to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the "CPC") which introduces new requirements relating to the payment of commission to financial intermediaries.

Directive (EU) 2024/2853 on liability for defective products (Revised Directive) was published in the EU Official Journal on 18 November 2024 and came into effect on 8 December.

The CBI indicates that it expects this year to be a "year of dialogue" on its new supervisory approach, indicating that whilst some elements of supervision may change, the broad approach will continue to be risk-based and proportionate...

A new European Commission Regulation (Regulation 56/2013) came into force on 5 February 2013.

In a significant development for the Irish Agri-Food sector, the EU and the UK have agreed to work towards establishing a Common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area by way of a so called "SPS Agreement."