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 impact of the EU Package Travel Directive will be felt by all businesses in the travel sector but particularly by online businesses facilitating the combination of travel services through the new concept of 'linked travel arrangements'.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CoJ) handed down an important judgment last week on the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks
EU, Competition & ProcurementA provisional political agreement was reached on 30 May 2018 by the European Parliament and the Council on a recent European Commission for a Directive to further empower Member States' competition authorities in relation to the enforcement of EU competition law rules.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe recent Gazprom commitments given to the European Commission (Commission) under the EU competition law rules illustrate a number of important issues in relation to the competition law commitments.
EU, Competition & ProcurementUnder EU and Irish merger control, a merger can be approved subject to the merging parties agreeing to carry-out certain commitments (e.g. such as the sale of part of a business or to act in a certain way on a market).
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 25 May 2018, the European Commission (Commission) concluded that the prolongation of an Irish scheme for the orderly winding-up of credit unions is in compliance with EU state aid rules, and in particular with the Commission's 2013 Banking Communication.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 19 April 2018, the Court of Justice (COJ) issued a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Article 102(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
EU, Competition & ProcurementBusiness fined €124.5m by the European Commission for implementing a deal before getting approval
EU, Competition & ProcurementA detailed article on the challenges involved in representing businesses and trade associations in competition law cases
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Commission has approved, under the State Aid rules, Ireland's proposed "sugar tax" on sweetened water-based and juice-based beverages
BrexitDr Vincent Power, Head of A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group, looks at the Irish regime and reviews policies and guidance in relation to cartels and leniency law in Ireland. First published in 'The Cartels and Leniency Review' (Sixth Edition) by Law Business Research.
EU, Competition & ProcurementToday, at 1 o’clock Brussels time, the European Commission published a draft Withdrawal Brexit Agreement.
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