On 18 March 2013, the European Commission issued revised guidance on the conduct of inspections at business premises of undertakings suspected of anticompetitive behaviour.

As of 1 July 2020, a new "simplified procedure" will be available for certain notifiable mergers which are unlikely to raise a concern of loss of competition.

The International Comparative Legal Guides have published their guide on Merger Control Laws and Regulations for 2022. The guide covers common issues in merger control laws and regulations...

We have recently seen completion of the transfer of responsibility for broadcasting regulation from the former Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to the newly formed Department of Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, ...

27 September 2023 marked the commencement date for the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 (the "2022 Act"). The 2022 Act implements the ECN+ Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1)...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") has announced today that a simplified merger notification procedure regime ("Simplified Procedure") will officially commence on 1 July 2020.

The EU General Court (Court) has held that the Steam online gaming platform for PC video games, operated by Valve Corporation (Valve), along with five PC video game publishers, infringed EU competition...

A recent decision of the Court of Appeal shows that the Irish courts are willing to impose confidentiality rings in specific circumstances.

On March 18 2020 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published their COVID-19 Temporary Merger Notification Process.

A pharmaceutical company and parallel traders have both claimed victory in a recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision on abuse of dominance.

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement of December 2020 (the TCA) has a significant impact on competition law.

The new spectrum trading regime in Ireland has the potential to enable valuable spectrum to be used more efficiently.

The European Commission has adopted revised Guidelines on Regional State Aid which will enter into force on 1 January 2022.

By 18 August 2026, certain providers must be ready to comply with a new law enforcement data request regime with demanding deadlines and serious sanctions for non-compliance.

Will one of Margrethe Vestager's last acts as the European Commissioner for Competition be to help lower motor insurance premiums for Irish motorists?

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (the "Department") has opened a public consultation seeking stakeholder input on key legislative proposals to be included in the Consumer Protection...

At an M&A Strategies event at the College Green Hotel, Dublin this morning to launch William Fry's M&A Review 2025, attendees heard from Irish entrepreneur Denis O'Brien...

ComReg published two decisions on its assessment of competition in the wholesale physical infrastructure access (PIA) market and wholesale broadband markets, ...

The European Union has reached a political agreement to amend the AI Act, introducing targeted changes aimed at simplifying compliance requirements for businesses while maintaining protective standards.