Tag: In Focus
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November 8, 2016
Do you sell online as a business? Know your obligations
The internet has changed the way consumers buy goods and services. The rise in popularity of online shopping days such as Black Friday and …...
October 18, 2016
Electrical Equipment Regulations… Are you in compliance?
Traders selling any electrical equipment that is designed for use with a voltage rating of between 50 and 1,000 volts for alternating current and between 75 and 1,500 volts for...
September 15, 2016
Opening statement in relation to motor insurance premiums
Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. Our role We share the concerns of consumers, this Committee and the Government about …...
August 24, 2016
Sharing information with competitors is a risky business
Competition law requires competitors to act strictly independently of each other in the market. When competing companies share commercially sensitive information, whether directly or …...
July 4, 2016
Guidelines issued for those involved in online reviews
The International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) has issued a set of guidelines for those involved in the collection, moderation and publication of …...
July 1, 2016
Competition law and collective bargaining
Self-employed people who are engaged for gain in the provision of goods or services are subject to EU and Irish competition law. This ensures …...
April 29, 2016
RAPEX release 2015 annual report
The European Commission published new figures this week, on 25 April, showing that in 2015 more than 2,000 dangerous products triggered EU-wide alerts. These …...
March 21, 2016
The European Commission has expressed concerns regarding the divergent enforcement powers of the EU’s 28 national competition authorities (NCAs) and the risk that this …...
February 18, 2016
In Focus: Hoverboards & the work of the Product Safety Unit
Unsafe consumer products can cause accidents, injuries and in extreme cases, death. Protecting consumers in Ireland from unsafe non-food consumer products is the primary …...
September 8, 2015
Merger Q&A with Úna Butler, Director of Legal Services
31 October 2014 was a significant date for legal practitioners working in the areas of competition and consumer protection law, with the entry into …...
