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Ireland has transposed the EU's Distance Marketing of Financial Services Directive II into national law through new regulations that fundamentally reshape how financial services firms must interact with consumers online. The European Union (Distance Contracts for Financial Services) Regulations 2026 introduce stringent pre-contractual disclosure requirements, mandatory online cancellation functions, and explicit prohibitions against manipulative interface design. Digital financial service providers must now

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...

A number of schools have implemented a ban on students running in the playground because they are fearful of accidents and the possible litigation which will arise.

A commencement order is awaited in respect of section 124 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act) which was signed into law on 5 July 2023.

On 18 November 2024, the Product Liability Directive (the "PLD") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...

The Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") recently released its regulatory and supervisory priorities for 2025, amid what it has described as "global transformational change, heightened volatility and increasing complexity".

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

From September 2026, businesses making environmental claims in Ireland will face heightened regulatory scrutiny under new EU-transposed legislation designed to combat greenwashing. The regulations introduce specific offences for misleading sustainability claims and grant the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission expanded enforcement powers, including criminal penalties of up to EUR100,000 and imprisonment for non-compliance.

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 European Accessibility Act ((EU) 2019/882) is a directive that aims at providing greater accessibility for people with disabilities, to a wide range of consumer products and services including websites, ATMs, smartphones, consumer banking services, e-books, and telecommunications.

Less than a year before the transposition of the revised Product Lability Directive1, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has provided some welcome clarification on the application of the limitation periods...

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).

ComReg has recently published a draft Strategy Statement for Electronic Communications Services for 2019 – 2021 and is seeking input from stakeholders on ComReg's vision for the sector...

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

On foot of increased pressure being placed on Irish banks by the European Central Bank (the "ECB") to deleverage their balance sheets, a number of Irish financial institutions...

The Central Bank published its annual Consumer Protection - Outlook Report on 2 February 2016, setting out its consumer protection objectives for the year ahead, and key ongoing risks.

New and emerging technologies – such as autonomous, self-learning and artificially intelligent products, advanced robotics and the Internet of Things – are an increasing feature across...