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Central Bank Publishes Revised Consumer Protection Code

On 24 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank) published a newly revised Consumer Protection Code (Revised Code) following a public consultation process.

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Authorisation Key Attributes - Examples From The UK

On 11 September 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a web page and shared examples of best practice and areas for improvement for applicants for regulatory authorisation/registration in the UK.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Obligations now apply for providers of general-purpose AI models under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence.

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Consumer Representative Actions – Third Irish "Qualified Entity" Designated

Digital Rights Ireland has become the third organisation to be designated as a qualified entity ("QE") by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (the "Minister")...

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Ireland's First Representative Action: ICCL v Microsoft

Ireland Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Consumer Protection Code 2025 - What (Re)Insurers And Intermediaries Need To Know

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Client Update: May 2025 - Intellectual Property And Consumer Protection Law

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Update: Transposition Of Revised Product Liability Regime By 2026

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Impact On MiFID Firms (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code Series - Specific Requirements Relevant To Credit Institutions (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Regulated And Unregulated Activities (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Frauds And Scams And Customers In Vulnerable Circumstances (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code – Digitalisation (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Revised Consumer Protection Code Series - Impact On Fund Management Companies (Podcast)

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

AI And Funds Tokenization: The Regulatory Experiences In Ireland To Date

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Funds Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 April 2025 - 30 June 2025

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

EMIR 3.0 Is Now Live; What Irish Funds Need To Know

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Governing AI, Powering Innovation With Colin Rooney (Video)

Ireland Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

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Consumer Law

Central Bank Payments Innovation Sandbox Programme – A Call For Applicants

This six-month sandbox programme, which begins in January 2026, aims to foster innovative solutions that deliver safer, faster, greener, and more inclusive payments for households and businesses...

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 21/08/2025

On 14 August 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") published the feedback statement ("Statement") on its December 2024 consultation ("Consultation") on proposed changes...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner ICE: September 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Obligations now apply for providers of general-purpose AI models under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence.

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Influencer Marketing In Ireland - A New Era Of Regulation And What It Means For You

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

Consumer Representative Actions – Third Irish "Qualified Entity" Designated

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 26/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Ireland's First Representative Action: ICCL v Microsoft

Ireland Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 19/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Influencer Marketing In Ireland - A New Era Of Regulation And What It Means For You

Once the Wild West of advertising, influencer marketing in Ireland has matured into a powerful commercial channel now firmly under the watchful eye of regulators.

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

Status Of The Agricultural And Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 Concerning Unfair Trading Practices

Following pre-legislative scrutiny, the Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 (Bill) was initiated before the Houses of the Oireachtas in December 2022. It is currently at Report Stage before the Dáil.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

New Rules For The Agri-Food Sector

The European Union (Unfair Trading Practices in the agricultural and food supply chain) Regulations 2021 (the "Regulations") came into force on 1 July 2021.

European Union Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

New Grocery Regulations Add To Legal Complexity For Irish Food & Drink Sector

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

UTP Regulations To Protect Agricultural And Food Producers

Ireland Healthcare

B

BHSM

Irish Pharmaceuticals – An Allegation Of Predatory Pricing

Ireland Anti-trust

DE

Dillon Eustace

Unfair Terms In Consumer Contracts – About Time For A ‘Health Check'?

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Unfair Terms Regulations: Are Mortgages In Or Out Of Scope?

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Resolving The Mortgage Arrears Crisis (Volume 1/2017)

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

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Product Liability & Safety

The New EU Product Liability Directive: Key Changes And Implications For The Life Sciences Sector

The new Product Liability Directive marks the most significant overhaul of product liability law in nearly four decades.

Ireland Healthcare

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

LIfe Sciences Outlook 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Products

It is fair to say that the last number of years have seen a shift in terms of the shape of the liability regime for the life sciences industry, as well as industry more broadly.

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

Update: Transposition Of Revised Product Liability Regime By 2026

The landscape for product liability litigation in Ireland is changing. We have previously written about these developments, including Directive (EU) 2024/2853...

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

Withdrawal Of The AI Liability Directive

Ireland Technology

BW

Byrne Wallace

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Life Sciences - Product Liability

Ireland Healthcare

AC

Arthur Cox

The EU AI Act (Podcast)

European Union Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

Product Liability Directive

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

The EU Rings In New Changes For Product Liability And Product Safety

European Union Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

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Consumer Credit

Landmark Ruling: UK Supreme Court Clarifies Consumer Rights In Motor Finance Agreements

On Friday 1 August, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in three consolidated appeals on the receipt of commissions by motor dealers from lenders...

European Union Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Credit Servicing Directive – Amendment To Consumer Protection Code

The Directive on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers (Directive (EU) 2021/2167Opens in new window, the "Credit Servicing Directive") applies to the sales and servicing of non-performing loans ("NPLs") issued by a credit institution established in the EU.

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 02/11/2023

On 26 October 2023, the Director of Consumer Protection at the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") , Colm Kincaid, delivered his opening remarks at the Vincentian Business...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 21/09/2023

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 22/06/2023

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Act 2022

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Regulation Of Hire-Purchase, Consumer-Hire And PCP Finance – New Authorisation Regime Commenced

Ireland Finance

W

Walkers

Distance Marketing: Commission Publishes Reform Proposals

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Hire-Purchase (And PCP), Consumer Hire And Buy-Now-Pay-Later Products: New Central Bank Authorisation Requirements

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

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