Legal News (Competition Law)

As we near the end of 2019, I would like to thank you on behalf of all here at Hayes Solicitors for your continued support throughout the year. Because of your support, it has been another busy year at Hayes, with lots of new developments.

The Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) announced its decision on 14 June 2019 to proceed with introducing a simplified merger notification process for transactions which meet the financial thresholds for notification but clearly pose no risk of a substantial lessening of c

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).