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William Fry has advised Lanas Healthcare Technology Ltd on its agreement to acquire indici, a cloud-based electronic health record and practice man...

The EU has adopted its most significant reform of pharmaceutical legislation in over twenty years.

William Fry is pleased to have advised PerkinElmer on the acquisition by its Project Farma global business line of PDAS Limited, trading as SimoTech.

William Fry is pleased to have advised M&G on the completion of the acquisition of a prime portfolio of six operational multi-family PRS assets in ...

The new Irish rules modernise distance financial services contracts and strengthen consumer protections.

RESS 6 splits wind and solar into separate auctions, adding resilience and storage scoring, plus a stricter no-withdrawal rule.

Part 1 of our series examines the Digital Fairness Act (DFA), which proposes enhanced online consumer protection rules.

Our Financial Regulation team reviews the Payments and Electronic Money section of the 2026 Central Bank RSO.

A selection of our most recent publications from the past month.

Sports and Entertainment Group examines some key legal considerations associated with the Enhanced Games, a competition permitting performance enha...

Here is a selection of our recent publications from November 2025.

The Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan, marks a watershed moment in Ireland’s approach to infrastructure delivery.

EU Council and the European Parliament reached political agreement on the Payment Services Regulation and the Third Payment Services Directive.

We review BPFI’s report to regulators with recommendations for more effective, efficient financial regulation in Ireland.

This cross-border transaction highlights William Fry’s experience in advising on complex international deals involving Irish regulatory and corpora...

April 2025 updates include CBI clarification on QIAIFS providing third-party guarantees, alterations to the Phase 2 timeline of the DIFR, and the p...

On 24 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland published the revised Consumer Protection Code following an extensive three-year review. Regulated fi...

This article helps parties determine whether they need to notify their transactions under the Irish FDI Screening Regime, and gives an overview of ...

William Fry was pleased to advise Mitsubishi Electric on its recently announced agreement to acquire Crystal Air.

William Fry is pleased to have acted as lead Irish counsel to Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and New Mountain Capital on their agreement to combine Gr...

The Scheme is designed to amend and enhance the Companies Act 2014 (the Act) in four key areas of company law.

Eu Technology Regulation Video Portal

A keynote address from the Attorney General of Ireland, Rossa Fanning SC, followed by a fireside chat with Commissioners Niamh Hodnett and John Eva...

Listen to our Legal News Podcast where our knowledge lawyers discuss some interesting developments in occupiers' liability and artificial intellige...

Changes to the Competition Act 2002 have come into force after a long lead time. Here is a recap of the most important changes.

The CJEU has handed down a landmark ruling that clarifies what legal bases controllers can rely on for online and behavioural advertising.

Given the LRC's recent Consultation Paper on litigation funding, the UK Supreme Court decision in R(PACCAR) v CAT should be borne in mind.

On 22 June, William Fry and the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association co-hosted a panel discussion on the proposed Health Information Bill 2023.

William Fry is pleased to celebrate the Council of Europe's annual Data Protection Day. Join us in unpacking some of the past year's key developmen...

The Central Bank has commenced the first phase of a three-stage review of the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (as amended). As part of this first pha...

This long-awaited Bill, once enacted, will provide Ireland with a mechanism for protecting the State's key infrastructure from ownership by investo...

Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.

Long-awaited legislation to give effect to the implementation of EU Directive 2019/1 empowers the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission an...

Both the EU and Irish merger control regimes need regular refreshing to make sure they are both ‘fit for purpose’ – and the last 12 months or so ha...

The Aviva Stadium was selected to host the 2024 Europa League Final. We examine how UEFA selects its host cities through a sustainability and socia...

William Fry today announced the appointment of two new Partners across its Banking & Finance and Technology departments.

Busy times for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Irish and other EU businesses continue to grapple with the many challenges resulting from Brexit.

In December 2020, the European Commission launched a much-heralded and far-reaching reform of the rules governing online commerce and activity.

The government may introduce a screening mechanism for foreign direct investment into Ireland.

Late last year, the European Commission launched its long-awaited set of new rules concerning the digital space.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has closed its ticketing investigation on the basis of Section 14B commitments.

The European Commission has recently published proposals for a new EU regulation for digital operational resilience for the financial services sect...

The world of soccer was set alight in recent weeks as Lionel Messi, widely recognised as one of the greatest footballers of all time, showed an int...

The Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has published its Annual Report 2019.

In this article we consider the new Programme for Government which contains significant Insurance Reform proposals.

Welcome to the May 2020 issue of Legal News. We aim to keep you up to date on legal developments that may affect you or your business. Here are som...

The European Commission has granted a temporary derogation from competition rules in certain food sectors to help producers combat the economic imp...

Despite the UK officially leaving the EU on 31 January 2020, a transition period is in place until 31 December 2020 during which both sides attempt...

Manchester City F.C. have been banned from European competitions for two years and received a fine of €30m due to breaches of Financial Fair Play. ...

From 21 December 2020, a revised EU telecoms regulatory framework will bring more telecoms entities into the regulatory regime and will introduce m...

Reigning Premiership champions Saracens have been fined £5,360,272.31 and deducted 35 points after an Independent Disciplinary Panel found that it ...

Following the Caster Semenya case, how might non-employee athletes bring discrimination claims in Ireland?

On the one-year anniversary of GDPR coming into force, the EU will implement a new regulation on the free flow of non-personal data across the EU a...

On International Data Protection Day our Technology team round-up some of the key data protection stories of 2018 and look ahead to the likely even...

With the launch of an initiative in the UK designed to increase consumers awareness of various contractual options and the use of new data portabil...

Blockchain is being cited as the potential answer to everything from endangered species protection to the Irish border after Brexit. The EU Parlia...

The European Commission recently carried out dawn raids at the premises of a number of companies active in the sports media rights market as a prel...

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A reminder for companies to review their dawn raid/regulatory inspections response plans and to train key staff on how to react

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Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published

The European Data Protection Supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, argues that authorities need to work closer together to protect the rights and intere...

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A new payment services directive to broaden the scope of regulation.

Cormac Little, Partner and Head of the Competition & Regulation department, has won the ‘Competition & Antitrust’ category for Ireland at the Clien...

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Key initiatives highlighted such as: delegate oversight; UCITS V remuneration guidelines; third-country passport under AIFMD; money market funds; a...

Draft Regulations limited in application and do not apply to all parties in the supply and distribution chain

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Proposed changes to EU merger control regime to extend pre-notification to acquisitions of minority stakes

The Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 enters into force tomorrow, 31 October 2014. It introduces new merger notification threshold...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 makes important changes to Irish competition law, in particular to merger control rules.

European Commission Publishes Consultation on Insurance Block Exemption Regulation

Legislation Updates

The following are key Competition & Regulation documents. 

Updates since our e-bulletin on 29 July 2014 regarding the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014.

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New competition and consumer legislation has been enacted.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) has just been enacted and is expected to enter into force (in stages) in the autumn of 2014...

The Central Bank Act 2014 has been published.

The European Commission has revised its competition regime for technology transfer agreements.

Buying or Selling an Intermediary Business – Where to begin?This briefing outlines the steps involved in the purchase or sale of an intermediary bu...

The proposals to revise the MiFID regime, which were originally introduced in October 2011 and reached Trialogue agreement on 15 January 2014, have...

On 14 January 2014, representatives of the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission reached political agr...

This briefing provides an overview of the EU State aid regime, how it functions at present and the changes coming around the corner.

On 15 January, Cormac Little, a partner in our Competition & Regulation department, participated in the Dublin section of TV5 Monde’s “24H Chro...

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The Irish Government is set to publish legislation providing for a statutory code of conduct to regulate the retail sector and eliminate practices ...

William Fry, one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms, is opening an office in the City of London and appointing new Partners in Dublin to supp...

William Fry has appointed three new partners and eight associates to support the growth of the firms business.

The starting point of European Union State aid policy is that aid given by individual EU Member States to industrial and commercial undertakings is...

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While the US economic outlook has firmed slightly in recent months, growth expectations in Europe have been hit hard by the debt crisis, with the e...

In December 2010, the CompetitionAuthority’s new Declaration and Notice in respect of vertical agreementscame into effect. Vertical agreements are ...

A series of Regulations are expected to be enacted in early June 2011 to strengthen the rights of telecommunications users, encourage investment in...

In December 2010, the Competition Authority’s new Declaration and Notice in respect of vertical agreements came into effect. Vertical agreements ar...

Late last year, the European Commission published two new revised block exemption regulations, one on research and development (“R&D”) agreemen...

Last February, the European General Court (formerly the European Court of First Instance) upheld the right of EU Member States to require certain m...

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The EU General Court has upheld the European Commission decision to prohibit Ryanair’s proposed acquisition of Aerlingus. Cormac Little of our Comp...

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Businesses considering engaging in research and development or other co-operative partnerships with competitors should consult comprehensive new EU...

A recent European Court of Justice case has confirmed that internal communications with in-house counsel are not legally privileged in competition ...

William Fry’s 2010 Autumn/Winter Briefi ng Series will cover key legal issuesof interest to the business community. The topics to be discussed are:...

The move by Anglo Irish Bank and Ulster Bank to take joint control of Arnotts is an unusual choice of remedy.  This article explains the reaso...

A new statutory licensing regime requires providers of certain premium rate phone services to obtain a licence for the provision of their services,...

Businesses involved in the motor industry should review their arrangements with suppliers to ensure compliance with new EU competition rules. The n...

On 1 June 2010, new rules governing the application of EU competition rules to vertical agreements came into effect. The new rules consist of a new...

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New rules in force from 1 June change the treatment of supply and distribution agreements under EU competition law.  In this article our Compe...

The European Court of Justice recently found that Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law in the area of public procurement. ...

Following a number of developments documented recently in the media, we are beginning to see how the new Central Bank of Ireland Commission will be...

The Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, recently introduced proposals to transform the national bus licensing regime...

Parties to supply and distribution agreements should monitor the outcome of a consultation, recently launched by the European Commission, to ensure...

An end to self regulation in the telecoms industry is one of the proposals recently put forth by the Minister for Communications. Our Competition &...

Irish businesses stand to benefit from new state aid schemes recently announced in Europe. Our Competition & Regulation Department assess how...

The European Commission recently adopted a report on the functioning of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER). The BER currently exempts c...