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 usDr Vincent Power, Partner, A&L Goodbody wrote a short article in Public Affairs Ireland on whether Ireland should liberalise its State aid laws because of Brexit.
Brexit2017 saw the second highest ever annual number of notifications of M&A deals to the European Commission
EU, Competition & ProcurementAnnual review of M&A transactions notified to Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Corporate & M&AThe European Commission revises the public procurement thresholds every two years. The new thresholds, published on 18 December 2017, apply from 1 January 2018.
EU, Competition & ProcurementA look at the economic and legal effect of Brexit on EU competition law in Ireland.
BrexitIrish politicians and diplomats did a superb job at landing a very good Phase 1 Report on the Brexit talks.
BrexitEuropean Commission and UK report sufficient progress made on Phase 1 of the Brexit Talks
BrexitEuropean Competition Commissioner Vestager gave a wide-ranging speech, entitled "Clearing the Path for Innovation", at the Web Summit in Lisbon on 7 November 2017.
EU, Competition & ProcurementOn 6 November 2017, the European Commission approved, under the European Union's State aid rules, various Belgian tax measures designed to assist the maritime transport sector.
EU, Competition & ProcurementIn Goode Concrete v CRH PLC & ors [2017] IEHC 534, High Court, Barrett J, 7 September 2017, the Court ordered a confidentiality ring for discovery in proceedings which alleged a breach of competition law, by way of collusive tendering, concerted practices and/or abuse of a dominant position.
EU, Competition & ProcurementThe EU's European Banking Authority ("EBA") and European Medicines Agency ("EMA") are currently both located in the UK. As a result of Brexit, the two bodies will be looking for new homes. 21 EU Member States – representing 23 cities - have applied to house the bodies.
BrexitHome Secretary, Amber Rudd, has announced that the Home Office will recruit an extra 1,200 immigration caseworkers to help register the 3 million EU nationals currently living in the UK before the Brexit deadline.
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