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 usIreland's competition and consumer protection agency is the "Competition and Consumer Protection Commission" ("CCPC"). It began operations on 31 October 2014 after a long gestation over a number of years which involved the merger of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 7 September, the European Commission's Brexit Task Force published a paper on Northern Ireland.
BrexitThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CoJ) has handed down a decision which means that an exclusivity rebate by a dominant undertaking will not be regarded automatically as an abuse of dominance by the where there is evidence that demonstrates that the effect of the conduct was not to exclude competition.
EU, Competition & ProcurementDr Vincent Power, Partner and Head of A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition & Procurement Group looks at State Aid law and policy in Ireland. This article was first published in State Aid 2017 by Getting the Deal Through.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Union (Award of Concession Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations (S.I. No. 326 of 2017) (the Concessions Remedies Regulations) were published on 17 July 2017. The Concessions Remedies Regulations implement the parts of the Concessions Directive (Directive 2014/23/EU) which cover review procedures for breaches of the rules on concessions contracts into Irish law.
EU, Competition & ProcurementGina Conheady, Head of A&L Goodbody’s San Francisco Office, looks at Ireland in a post-Brexit world.
BrexitOn 5 July 2017, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) published a new set of guidelines on the procurement of goods and services (the Guidelines). The Guidelines, available here, are primarily intended as guidance for public bodies but also provide a toolkit for suppliers and practitioners.
EU, Competition & ProcurementDr Vincent Power, Partner, A&L Goodbody gives a preliminary assessment of the impact of Brexit on Competition Law.
BrexitOn 17 July 2017, Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") announced that it has launched a study into the Personal Contract Plan ("PCP") in the motor sector. A PCP is a form of hire purchase used in the motor sector. It has become very popular across the Irish motor sector and is now regarded by many as the primary method of finance offered by dealers.
EU, Competition & ProcurementBefore the UK General Election, the country was experiencing a real momentum towards Brexit. Leaving the world's largest trading bloc was seen by most people as inevitable. Remainers chose silence or, at least, they did not articulate loudly the message of "Remain".
BrexitJust as the Olympics open with the ritual words "let the Games begin...", so too the Brexit talks begin in Brussels today. The EU side is led by Michel Barnier who is the European Commisson's Chief Negotiator and an experienced EU Commissioner. The UK side is led by David Davis who is Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and was tipped yesterday as the next leader of the Conservative
BrexitDecision of the High Court in BAM PPP Ireland Limited and Balfour Beatty Ireland Limited v National Roads Authority 7 (21 February 2017).
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