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Recent European regulations, which came into force on 12 June 2019, have added new substances to the lists of substances prohibited or restricted in cosmetic products.

Regulatory activity continues to ramp-up in advance of 10 November 2021 (the application date of the new EU Crowdfunding Regulation) with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) publishing a consultation on ...

a) The European Union (Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers) Regulations 2023 ("Regulations") transpose the Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers Directive (EU) 2021/2167 ("Directive") into Irish law...

EU and Irish regulators, including the CCPC and the European Commission, are empowered to conduct "dawn raids" in order to gather evidence for competition law investigations.

On 24 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published its revised Consumer Protection Code (Revised Code), marking the culmination of a three-year overhaul of the consumer protection framework.

The Department of Finance's public consultation on the exercise of the national discretions in AIFMD II closes for feedback on 17 January 2025.

On 25 January 2014 the Central Bank published its Programme of Themed Reviews and Inspections for 2014 and its Enforcement Priorities in 2014.

In 2014, 4,477 new complaints were received by the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO). These complaints related to banks, insurers and investment institutions.

The new Product Liability Directive marks the most significant overhaul of product liability law in nearly four decades.

British Airways have found themselves the subject of a significant data breach where some 380,000 customers' data has been stolen.

ENISA has published a Handbook for Cyber Stress Tests. It has been developed as guidance for national or sectoral authorities overseeing cybersecurity and resilience of critical sectors, at national level, regional or EU level under NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555).

The Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers (Directive (EU) 2021/2167Opens in new window, the "Credit Servicing Directive") applies to the sales and servicing of non-performing loans ("NPLs") issued by a credit institution established in the EU.

Key to the functioning of the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") is its role as gatekeeper for the consumer. In recent years, we have seen the Central Bank play a particularly...

In March 2022, the Irish Government published the General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022...

The Central Bank's proposals for a Senior Executive Accountability Regime, as part of its focus on ‘behaviour and conduct', are moving ahead.

The Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) has commenced the first phase of a three-stage review of the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (as amended) (Code).

The Central Bank of Ireland has released a comprehensive thematic assessment examining compliance functions within MiFID investment firms, revealing both strengths and critical...