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 usA selection of what could happen during 2026 in the field of European Union competition law is summarised in this insight. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 20 January 2026, Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that it is investigating suspected anticompetitive behaviour in the small/household electric appliances sector in Ireland.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe Guidelines provide greater clarity for companies operating, investing or bidding for public contracts in the EU who are in receipt of support from non EU countries.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThis insight outlines what we think will be the main competition law, merger control and FDI developments in Ireland in 2026, and a summary of the main highlights in Ireland in 2025.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIn this article, we consider some of the key decisions of the EU Court in 2025.
EU, Competition & ProcurementCorporate Transactions Dawn Raid powers before the courts In a line of recent cases the General Court has examined the limits on the powers of the European Commission to carry out dawn raids on businesses suspected of breaching competition law.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 14 October 2025, the European Commission fined Gucci, Chloé and Loewe over €157m for engaging in illegal resale price maintenance.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 30 September 2025, the European Commission announced that it had conducted “unannounced inspections”, dawn raids, on the premises of a company active in the vaccines sector.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Commission has clarified that sustainability-driven cooperation agreements, such as joint decarbonisation in ports, can comply with EU competition law if certain safeguards are followed.
ESG & SustainabilityThis case marks the first time that the Commission imposed a fine under article 23(1)(b) of Regulation 1/2003 for the provision of incomplete information in reply to an information request in the context of an antitrust investigation. Read more.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe European Commission is currently revisiting its guidelines on merger control. This reflects changes in the nature of European markets and a shift in European Union policy around specific areas such as digitalisation, market power, and sustainability.
ESG & SustainabilityThe European Commission has formally approved proposals to sign and conclude an EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement.
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