The Minister for Finance has announced Government approval to draft legislation to provide that all firms which offer personal contract plan ("PCP"),

As the landscape of product liability and AI legislation is set to undergo a makeover so that it can keep up with the ever-evolving world of emerging technology, learn from legal specialists and members of the European Commission and Parliament about the changes these proposed reforms seek to bring about and how they will be significant for customers and producers or importers of products in the EU. 

On 9 November 2021, the proposed Directive on credit servicers and credit purchasersOpens in new window(the "Directive") was approved by the EU Council.

On 2 October 2018, Minister Heather Humphries, the Minister for Business Enterprise and Innovation, signed the Competition Act 2002 (section 27) Order 2018.

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On 30 April 2016, the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Grocery Goods Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (the "Regulations") take effect.

The Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") recently launched the regulations (the "Consumer Protection Regulations") that will replace the Consumer Protection Code ("CPC"), alongside the Standards for Business.

The Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023 has been published today, 13 March 2023, together with an explanatory memorandum.

Sellers that trade online with EU consumers need to ensure that their standard terms of business are fair and communicated in plain language to the consumer.

Sellers that trade online with EU consumers need to ensure that their standard terms of business are fair and communicated in plain language to the consumer.

These regulations set out the levies payable by regulated entities in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act 2007 (as amended)...

The European Consumer Protection Cooperation Network has published a list of Key Principles on In-Game Virtual Currencies (the "Principles") for traders in the gaming sector.

In this episode of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation, Grainne Callanan and Ian O'Mara partners in the Financial Institutions Group join Claire Scannell...

The landscape for product liability litigation in Ireland is changing. We have previously written about these developments, including Directive (EU) 2024/2853...

RDJ is advising the shareholder of Irish enterprise technology firm, Client Solutions on its sale to EY.

On 4 May 2018, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published an updated version of its questions and answers document on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD Q&A")...

EIOPA recently held a conference on the subject of the application of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) over the last 5 years, in anticipation of EIOPA...

The CCPC has recommended that a new dedicated grocery sector regulator be established in light of the proposed EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices (COM (2018)173) (the "Directive").

The Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023 (the "Bill") has, as of yesterday, 4 July 2023, been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recently delivered a judgment (available here) in relation to unfair terms in group insurance policies.