What could we expect in EU competition law in 2026?
Jan 2026
A selection of what could happen during 2026 in the field of European Union competition law is summarised in this insight. Read more.
Read MoreCompetition (Amendment) Act 2022
Be prepared and up to speed on the significant and wide-ranging new powers of investigation, intervention and enforcement being given to the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022. The main changes will:
- for the first time, allow the CCPC to directly impose administrative / civil fines for breaches of competition law
- provide a leniency programme for breaches of competition law
- provide additional powers of surveillance to the CCPC to investigate certain criminal offences
- change the merger control rules, including by granting the CCPC a "call in" power for certain "below threshold" deals to be notified.