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Groceries Order Solution

In his submission to the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Patrick McNutt ‘has suggested either (i) replacing the Groceries Order in its entirety with an Amendment to the Competition Act 2002 that inserts a time test on bona fide price offers or (ii) given the complexity in understanding the meaning of price under the […]

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International competitiveness in a modern progressive economy

Regulation of financial services is a key component in obtaining a degree of international competitiveness in a modern progressive economy, argued Patrick McNutt in submission to Department of Finance. In framing a single legal text purporting to supplant all or part of existing primary legislation governing the regulation of the financial services sector in Ireland […]

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