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.

The European Commission has challenged the practice by car rental companies of using consumers’ countries of origin and IP addresses to determine the price that they are charged.

Following pre-legislative scrutiny, the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Bill) was initiated before the Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2022. It is currently at Report Stage before the Dáil.

European rules on the tagging of bovine animals and on voluntary labelling of beef products are set to change in the near future.

This briefing summarises recent cases, developments and trends relevant to ongoing efforts to resolve the mortgage arrears crisis.

If you have a business that sells goods or services to consumers then you should know about the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive.

Is a mortgage between a lender and a consumer outside the scope of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations?

Recently, pharmaceutical companies have rejected allegations that they have been pursuing "predatory pricing" for new medicines.

The European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (the "Regulations") came into force on 1 July 2021.

The European Union's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection law, targeting misleading environmental claims and sustainability labels across all sectors. Ireland's implementing regulations, effective September 2026, will prohibit generic green claims, require detailed verification of environmental promises, and ban sustainability labels lacking proper certification. Financial services firms must now navigate expanded rules on misleading practices, particularly regarding

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") was established on 31 October 2014, combining the former Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency.

The EU's Green Transition Directive introduces stringent rules to combat greenwashing and misleading environmental claims in consumer markets. Irish businesses must now substantiate...

The European Commission has recently actively confronted behaviours of large multinationals which it views as threatening the rights of European consumers

Many consumers are pursuing healthier lifestyles by buying food that claims to have reduced fat, fewer calories, lower salt or increased nutrients.

The Regulations have come about due to Ireland being obliged to implement EU Directive 2019/633 into Irish law.

On 28 April 2021, the Government published the European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (the "UTP Regulations")

Once the Wild West of advertising, influencer marketing in Ireland has matured into a powerful commercial channel now firmly under the watchful eye of regulators.

This is the first edition of RegBrief, the quarterly bulletin of the Arthur Cox Financial Regulatory Group, in which updates are provided on a wide range of developments across our practice area.

With hotels and restaurants relying on their staff to care for the wellbeing of their licence, proper staff training is a vital component of the licensed trade and can protect against costly legal proceedings and even closure.