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EU Declines Video Game Playability Mandate

When Ubisoft shut down servers for its 2014 racing game The Crew, players lost access to content they had purchased. This sparked a European Citizens' Initiative gathering 1.3 million signatures demanding publishers keep games playable after commercial support ends. The European Commission's response and its implications for digital content sellers across all sectors reveal critical obligations under existing EU consumer protection law.

Ireland Consumer

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William Fry

Consumer Representative Actions – New “qualified Entities” Designated

Two German consumer organizations, Euroconsum e.V. and WhizzBang e.V., have been designated as Ireland's fourth and fifth qualified entities under the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumer Act 2023.

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

Navigating the Evolving Product Liability Landscape: Part 3 - The New Directive’s Interaction with Other Legislative Instruments

The EU's new Product Liability Directive is set to transform consumer protection and business liability across Ireland by December 2026. This final article in a three-part series examines how the modernized...

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Distance Marketing Reforms: Key Changes And Irish State Of Play

The European Union has modernized its consumer financial services framework through new rules for distance contracts, fundamentally reshaping how financial institutions must interact with consumers in digital environments.

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

Representative Actions In Ireland: Mid-Year 2026 Update

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

EU Introduces Mandatory Withdrawal Button For Online Consumer Contracts

Ireland Consumer

RL

RDJ LLP

Horizon Scanner Finance June 2026 - Irish Developments

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Ireland As A Location For Payment Institutions 2026

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Priority Tech Legislation For Irish Government

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

Section 18(4) CICA Commenced: Impact On Co-Insured Claims

Ireland Insurance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Horizon Scanner Finance May 2026 - Irish Developments

Ireland Insurance

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/04/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

PSD3 And PSR: Final Compromise Texts Published

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

CBI Unveils Its Regulatory And Supervisory Outlook For 2026

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Irish Merger Control: New Filing Thresholds From 1 July 2026

Ireland Anti-trust

M

Matheson

Read More About This EU Inc Could Reshape Ireland’s Startup Edge

Ireland Commercial

RL

RDJ LLP

Irish Football Agent Regulations: Why Tougher Rules Are Overdue

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Concurrences Foreign Direct Investment Guide

Ireland Government

M

Matheson

One Rulebook For 27 Markets: EU Inc And The Future Of European Company Law (Podcast)

Ireland Commercial

M

Matheson

The Consumer Protection Code Comes Into Force

On 24 March 2026, the revised and modernised Consumer Protection Code (Code) came into force.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 26/03/2026

On 17 March 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a call for evidence (“CfE”) regarding a review of the state aid rules for banks in difficulty.

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

World Consumer Rights Day (Part 1): Digital Fairness Act - The Road To Fitness For Online Consumers?

To celebrate World Consumer Rights Day, the William Fry Technology team prepared a three part series highlighting key EU consumer law developments set to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

World Consumer Rights Day (Part 3): Mandatory Withdrawal Button Coming June 2026

To mark World Consumer Rights Day, the William Fry Technology team prepared a three‑part series highlighting key EU consumer law developments set to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026.

Ireland Consumer

WF

William Fry

CJEU Reiterates The Strength Of Consumers’ Termination Rights In Magyar Telekom v NMHH

Ireland Consumer

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 05/03/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Public Consultation On The Proposed Reforms To Consumer And Competition Enforcement In Ireland

Ireland Anti-trust

RL

RDJ LLP

Financial Services Regulation 2025

Ireland Finance

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Won't Someone Please Think Of The Consumers – Increased Focus On Consumer Protection

European Union Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Public Consultation On Proposed Changes To Irish Competition And Consumer Legislation

Ireland Anti-trust

M

Matheson

Food And Beverages Update: Non-alcoholic Gin Cannot Be Sold As 'Gin' In The EU

European Union Healthcare

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner Finance December 2025 - Irish Developments

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Department Of Finance Sets Direction On Ireland's Distance Marketing Rules

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 06/11/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Food And Beverages Update: Non-alcoholic Gin Cannot Be Sold As 'Gin' In The EU

In a recent decision dated 13 November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") ruled that non-alcoholic beverages cannot be labelled as ‘gin'.

European Union Healthcare

M

Matheson

Horizon Scanner Finance December 2025 - Irish Developments

Member States were required to adopt national transposing legislation relating to the revised Consumer Credit Directive...

Ireland Consumer

AC

Arthur Cox

Department Of Finance Sets Direction On Ireland's Distance Marketing Rules

The Directive focuses on consumer financial services contracts concluded at a distance. It repeals Directive 2002/65/EC concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amends the 2011 Consumer Rights Directive...

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 06/11/2025

On 3 November 2025, Deputy Director, Consumer & Investor Protection, at the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank"), Colm Kinkaid, delivered a speech ("Speech") at a Central Bank workshop ("Workshop")...

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 30/10/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

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

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

The first half of 2025 has seen significant developments in the landscape of collective redress in Ireland, following the commencement of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests...

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 26/06/2025

This decision marks a pivotal moment in the legislative process, giving a green light to the Council presidency to begin negotiations with the European Parliament ("Parliament") on the final text of the proposals

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Ireland's First Representative Action: ICCL v Microsoft

On 26 May 2025, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties ("ICCL") was granted permission by the High Court to bring a representative action against Microsoft under the Representative Actions for the Protection...

Ireland Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 19/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

EU Accessibility Requirements – Central Bank Contacts Firms

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

Save The Date – SEAR To Apply T O(I)NEDs From 1 July 2025

Ireland Insurance

WF

William Fry

Client Update: May 2025 - Digital And Data Regulation

Ireland Privacy

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Horizon Scanner ICE: June 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Ireland Technology

AC

Arthur Cox

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

Special Series Of Matheson Talks Financial Regulation Podcast On The Revised Consumer Protection Code

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 05/06/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

High Court Determines That Virgin Media's Procedures For Contract Termination Act As A Disincentive To Consumers Changing Service Provider

Ireland Consumer

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

European Accessibility Act – Impact On Asset Managers

Ireland Finance

WF

William Fry

FIG Top 5 At 5 - 29/05/2025

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

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