Ireland

Competition, Ireland

(The Economic and Social Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin)/ /1 Comment

Introduction The Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA), an association of undertakings accounting for 75% the household waste currently managed in Ireland, announced that it is committed “to freezing prices at current rates for twelve month period from 20th June 2016 to 1 July 2017.”[1]IWMA, “IWMA Agrees Measures to Alleviate Consumer Concerns on Pay by Weight,”…

Cartels, Ireland

(McCann FitzGerald)/ /1 Comment

Longstanding CCPC dawn raid practice to copy electronic data (including entire email accounts) for later off-site review by investigators is unlawful according to a recent ruling of the Irish Competition Court.  Bulk copying of e-files “will almost certainly, perhaps inevitably” capture material outside the scope of any investigation, the court found.  Accordingly, CCPC search of…