Legal News (Competition Law)

The ongoing impasse in the Brexit negotiations means that many of the legal implications of the UK’s departure from the EU are yet to be addressed or clarified. 

Are the Rules of Discovery Different in Competition Cases?

New regulations requiring Irish companies to establish and maintain a “Register of Beneficial Owners” came into effect on 15 November 2016. This includes charities that are companies limited by guarantee (“CLG”).

On 29 May 2017, the Supreme Court upheld a High Court judgment identifying legal breaches arising from a dawn raid carried out by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

We recently examined The European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2016, which came into effect on 15 November 2016.