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On 20 March, the CJEU published its preliminary ruling regarding how the Directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts (Council Directive 93/13/EEC) (the "Directive")...

The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network of national consumer authorities and the European Commission notified Shein of several practices on its platform that infringe EU consumer law.

The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 (the "2018 Act") is effective from 21st January, 2019.

The European Union (Insurance and Reinsurance) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (2021 Regulations) will come into operation on 30 June 2021, giving effect to Directive (EU) 2019/2177 of the European...

On 1 May 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its first newsletter of 2025 for investment firms and intermediaries (Newsletter).

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 Regulations have come about due to Ireland being obliged to implement EU Directive 2019/633 into Irish law.

Registration was sought for a very wide range of goods as well as for publishing, education, entertainment and sports services.

On 24 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published a newly revised Consumer Protection Code (Revised Code) following a public consultation process.

On 24 March 2026, the revised and modernised Consumer Protection Code (Code) came into force.

In the first half of 2021 ("H1 2021"), the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") received 32 merger notifications. This is a significant increase on the 18 merger notifications received in...

The long-awaited Communications Regulation Bill 2022 was published on 25 September 2022 (the "Bill"), which will, together with the European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022...

Online video-sharing and platform providers that have head offices here should take note; they may fall under the purview of the Online Safety Act (Act).

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, retailers have been required to adapt quickly to ensure that their online market place is established...

The Central Bank of Ireland's Regulatory Supervisory Outlook Report 2024 and accompanying Letter to the Minister for Finance were published on 29 February 2024.

The Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) has completed the first phase of a three-phase review of ‘Differential Pricing in the Home and Motor Insurance Markets' (the Review)...

The Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) will go live on 1 July 2024.

While data protection and privacy have been the focus of EU regulators in recent years, artificial intelligence is a more recent area...