The Digital Markets Act (DMA) will establish rules concerning the market power of "core platform services" who are "gatekeepers" (e.g. online search engines, social networking services, app stores...

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has two consultations under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 (the Act) closing on 4 March 2026.

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The majority of the provisions of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 (the "Act") have been commenced, effective 1 September 2020.

With effect from 29 October 2018, the Credit Reporting Act 2013 (the "CRA 2013") has been amended with the result that the forms of reportable credit under the CRA 2013.

Deceptive design patterns, also known as dark patterns and deceptive patterns, have been a recurring consumer law issue for the European Union for quite some time.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority (the "HPRA") has recently published updated guidanceOpens in new window (the "HPRA Guidance") on the procedure for appealing compliance notices or measures...

Online traders who trade with consumers must now include information on their websites about the EU online dispute resolution (ODR) platform launched last month.

The European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (the "Regulations") came into force on 1 July 2021.

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") was published in the official journal on 27 October 2022, with the majority of its provisions taking effect from mid-February 2024. However, the DSA may kick in sooner...

Liability for defective products is governed in Ireland by the Liability for Defective Products Act 1991 (1991 Act), which transposed the EU legal framework laid down...

The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (the "Department") has launched a public consultation on proposed changes to Irish competition and consumer law.

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

Unlike the US, whistleblowers in Ireland do not generally receive financial rewards. But Irish individuals with information on corporate wrongdoing in US organisations can benefit from the US whistleblower.

In updating the Consumer Protection Code, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") has taken the opportunity to respond to and account for the significant digital transformation of the financial...

One of the main aims of the Credit Reporting Act 2013 (Act), when it was enacted, was to put in place a Central Credit Register (Register) to record information on both consumer and business borrowers.

The European Accessibility Act ((EU) 2019/882) (EAA) is a directive that aims to improve the accessibility of a wide range of consumer products and services...

Following the enactment in July 2015 of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015, the Central Bank has published its Authorisation Requirements and Standards for Credit Servicing Firms.

Following on from our Initial Observations on the Central Bank of Ireland's Consumer Protection Code Consultation Paper we will be releasing a series of Insights...

Indications from the Central Bank at its Financial System Conference on 8 November 2023 were that the consultation paper on planned changes to the CPC is likely to be published early in Q1 2024...