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

In December 2012 the Competition Authority issued guidelines about the use of "preferred arrangements" in the insurance sector with a specific focus on preferred repairers in the motor and housing industries.

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.

The Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources held a public consultation concerning draft Guidelines on Media Mergers.

The much-anticipated Digital Services Bill 2023 was published on 5 December 2023. The purpose of the Bill is to give effect in Ireland to certain provisions of the EU Digital Services Act...

For the first time, the Irish High Court (Court) has granted relief to two directors who had been the subject of a "deemed" disqualification order under the Companies Act 2014 (Companies Act).

ComReg is required to publish a strategy statement every two years setting out, inter alia, its strategic priorities for the next two years.

Non-geographic numbers are used by organisations to allow incoming calls at a fixed or reduced rate.

The prohibition on alcohol advertising in or on a "sports area" during a sporting event will come into effect on 12 November, 2021. The new prohibition is part of the Irish Government efforts to reduce...

On March 25 2020 the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) posted on their website, www.ccpc.ie, a joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on the...

As previously discussed by Matheson, the Geo-Blocking Regulation (the "Regulation") has been in force throughout the EU since 3 December 2018.

No-poach agreements are prohibited by competition laws globally and have recently been identified as a priority area for regulatory enforcement by many regulators.

We explain below the latest EU Court development of this principle, known as ‘bottom-up liability'.

The Irish competition regulator (the "CCPC") has a track record of requiring behavioural remedies in merger cases which has been continued in the recent CCPC case of Pandagreen / Knockharley Landfill and Natureford.

Following a ministerial request, the Irish competition regulator (the "CCPC") has launched on the 15 August 2019 a market study into public liability insurance.

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill (the "Screening Bill"), as it has been renamed, remains as priority legislation in Ireland's Summer 2022 Legislation Programme.

Where it is possible to delay notifications to the CCPC, parties are requested to do so until further notice.