2020 news archive
December 23, 2020
CCPC Public Liability Insurance study published
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today published its market study on the public liability insurance market. The CCPC commenced the study …...
December 22, 2020
Christmas hours for merger notifications
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is advising parties who intend to submit merger notifications during the Christmas period of the following arrangements: …...
December 15, 2020
CCPC Publishes Strategy Statement 2021-2023
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its Strategy Statement 2021-2023. This is the CCPC’s third Strategy Statement since its establishment in …...
December 10, 2020
CCPC to carry out a Phase 2 investigation of ESB and Coillte joint venture
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has decided to carry out a full Phase 2 investigation into the proposed joint venture between the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and Coillte...
December 7, 2020
CCPC welcomes proposed reforms to legal education and training
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the recent publication of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority’s (LSRA) report into the education and training …...
December 3, 2020
The CCPC welcomes publication of the Hamilton Report to deal with economic crime
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the publication today of the “Review of structures and strategies to prevent, investigate and penalise economic …...
November 29, 2020
CCPC seeks High Court order on Ticketmaster agreement
Why did the CCPC investigate ticketing? In January 2017, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) commenced an investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in …...
November 29, 2020
Notice under Section 14B of the Competition Act 2002
In January 2017, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) commenced an investigation into suspected breaches of competition law in relation to the provision …...
November 20, 2020
Platform to Business Regulation (P2B) – what online platforms need to know
EU Regulation 2019/1150 (the P2B Regulation) was transposed into Irish legislation in July 2020 through S.I. No. 256 of 2020 European Union (Promoting fairness …...
November 4, 2020
CCPC welcomes adoption of OECD Recommendation on Financial Literacy
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) welcomes the adoption of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Recommendation on Financial Literacy at …...
