On 26 June 2019, the EU Commission opened a formal investigation to determine whether US chip-making company, Broadcom, is abusing its alleged dominant position in breach of EU ...

In June 2022, as reported by The Times, fourteen people were charged as part of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") investigation for their alleged involvement in rigging tenders to operate school transport routes in Co. Tipperary.

We reported on the Irish Supreme Court’s ruling in DPP v Hegarty that an individual employee can be tried for a breach of Irish competition law even if his employer has not been convicted of an offence.

The Commission is consulting until 21 March 2025 on draft amendments to the State Aid Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 and State Aid Best Practices Code as regards...

On 23 January 2013 the European Commission announced its decision to fine Telefónica and Portugal Telecom a total of €79 million for the implementation of a non-compete contract clause contrary to Article 101 TFEU.

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In this episode of AC Audio "Conversations in Competition", Ronan Scanlan, Of Counsel at Arthur Cox and Dave Foster, Director of Frontier Economics, speak about developments in the world of competition law in 2023/2024...

Ireland, in common with the European Commission and national competition authorities across the European Union, has recently shown an increased interest ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has announced significant changes to Ireland's merger control financial thresholds, effective 1 July 2026.

New merger rules come into force in Ireland today, Friday, 31 October 2014, under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act.

On 8 May 2012, the European Commission opened another chapter in its fight against abuses by dominant undertakings in the telecoms sector.

It is anticipated that the Screening of Third Countries Transactions Bill 2022 (Bill) will be enacted shortly, but at the time of writing, it is not clear when it will be commenced.

Ireland is raising its merger control notification thresholds effective July 2026, with the aggregate turnover requirement increasing from €60 million to €100 million and individual undertaking thresholds rising from €10 million to €15 million.

On 29 November 2020, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") announced that it had reached agreement with Ticketmaster Ireland ("Ticketmaster") to close its ticketing investigation on the basis of Section 14B commitments.

According to reports, at 10am on Friday 13 May last, up to 15 officials from the Irish Competition Authority, accompanied by a Garda Detective, conducted a 'dawn-raids on the Irish Farmers Association offices in Dublin.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") has recently launched a guide to assist businesses selling online to comply with their consumer law obligations.

The international peer-reviewed competition and antitrust journal, Concurrences, has published a thought-leadership paper by our Senior Associate, Ronan Scanlan, on the future of the UK merger control...

The Irish Government has today, 31 January 2022, published the long-awaited Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the 2022 Bill) implementing the EU's so-called ECN+ Directive into domestic law.

We wrote last summer about an investigation by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") into a suspected case of ‘gun-jumping',

Ireland is raising the financial thresholds for mandatory merger control notifications from July 2026, increasing the combined Irish turnover requirement from €60 million to €100 million and the individual turnover threshold from €10 million to €15 million. This change follows recommendations from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and a public consultation process, with significant implications for transaction notification requirements and regulatory oversight.