Significant and wide-ranging new powers of investigation, intervention and enforcement are proposed to be given to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022.
Contact usThe new Irish FDI screening regime will commence in the first week of September 2024.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThis review examines the merger control practice of the CCPC under Part 3 of the 2002 Act during 2023 and is based on information available at the date of publication.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThis report highlights key time periods and trends in Irish merger control in 2023 and also looks ahead to anticipated developments in 2024.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIf the parties to a merger or takeover have turnovers over the thresholds specified in Irish legislation then the deals must be notified to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. Read more here
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe number of Foreign Direct Investment screening regimes is increasing across the EU. Read more here
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Competition Consumer Protection Commission has been recently allocated with increased resources and new powers which will enable it to expand its role in regulating the digital economy. Read more here.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 has introduced a number of important changes to gun-jumping under Irish merger control. These changes address some gaps in the existing legislation as well as expanding gun-jumping to transactions called-in by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe far-reaching changes to Irish merger control and competition law in Ireland under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 have now come into force.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Irish Government has published the long awaited Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022 which will introduce a screening regime for foreign direct investments in Ireland by parties established in third countries.
EU, Competition & ProcurementA&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement team take a look at competition law in Ireland in 2023
EU, Competition & ProcurementWe reflect on the Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition address on the Digitial Markets Act as well as AI. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementA case involving alleged bid-rigging by some local bus operators is scheduled for 2025. Read more here.
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