The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) published the Consumer Protection Code 2025 (the 2025 Code) on 24 March 2025, after several years of review, discussion, and consultation.

The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2022 (the "Act") was signed into law by the President in April 2022 and commenced on 16 May.

On 13 December 2021, the European Union (Crowdfunding) Regulations 2021 ("Regulations") were transposed into Irish law and gave effect to the EU Regulation 2020/1503 ("Crowdfunding Regulation") which came into force on 10 November 2021.

On 3 December 2018, the Geo-blocking Regulation came into force across the EU. This Regulation is designed to prevent unjustified geo-blocking and other forms ...

Matheson held a Knowledge Insights Series event on 16 May 2023 on the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023 (the "Bill").

Across the world the shifts towards online shopping and digital financial services has seen the rapid growth of the ‘buy now, pay later' sector.

CONSUMER PROTECTION CODE / INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK.

Increasingly, there is a focus on culture and individual accountability in regulated firms. This has been heightened by various consumer protection issues

As set out in our Initial Observations on the Central Bank of Ireland's Consumer Protection Code Consultation Paper, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") has proposed a revised structure...

The Central Bank announced the details of its new regulatory framework for crowdfunding service providers (CSPs) on 13 January 2022...

The Central Bank of Ireland has published findings from its thematic assessment of compliance functions within MiFID investment firms, revealing both strengths and critical gaps in how firms manage regulatory obligations. The assessment examined firms' adherence to compliance requirements, monitoring processes, and board reporting practices, identifying specific areas where improvements are urgently needed. Firms are now expected to conduct self-assessments and address identified deficiencies promptly.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its Annual Report for 2018, its fourth such report since it was established in October 2014.

The Central Bank published its Discussion Paper: Consumer Protection Code Review yesterday, kicking-off a three-stage process which will culminate in a new retail conduct framework by the end of 2024...

Following the European Commission's ‘Digital Fairness Fitness Check' ("Fitness Check"), the European Commission intends to propose a Digital Fairness Act ("DFA")...

An overview on businesses facing unprecedented pressure in the context of the Covid-19 crisis, consumer law regulators have acted swiftly to (i) remind businesses that consumer laws continue to apply, ...

The General Scheme proposes amendments to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017 (2017 Act), most notably to take account of the Supreme Court decision in Zalewski v Adjudication...

On 18 February 2022, ESMA published its latest update relating to AIFs' exposures to commercial real estate. This update contains data as of 31 December 2020.

Many law firms renewing their professional indemnity insurance (PII) on 1 October this year were faced with higher premiums and a reduced choice of insurer.

The latest Central Bank of Ireland's (CBI) Intermediary Times newsletter (Newsletter) covers various topics of interest to (re)insurance intermediaries (Intermediaries),

The Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") recently published an Addendum to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the "Addendum") to (the "CPC")...