EUBA Briefing
Date: Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Start Time: 4:30pm
Location: The Gaffney Room & Online
Topic: A radical overhaul of consumer rights law in Ireland?
Chaired by Brian Kennedy SC, this session will discuss pleading consumer law before the Irish Courts and the main aspects of the Consumer Rights Bill 2022.
Speaker:
Background: On 22 April 2022, the Irish Government initiated the Consumer Rights Bill 2022. The Consumer Rights Bill 2022, once enacted, will consolidate and modernise existing consumer protection legislation.
Welcoming the publication of the Bill, Minister of State with responsibility for Consumer Protection legislation, Robert Troy, said:
“This Bill represents the biggest overhaul of consumer rights law in 40 years. The proposed legislation modernises and consolidates existing consumer protection law and significantly strengthens the enforcement powers of our agencies responsible for ensuring consumer rights.”
The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 will implement a whole package of EU Consumer Law Directives, including the Digital Content Directive (Directive 2019/770), the revised Sale of Goods Directive (Directive 2019/771), and the Omnibus Directive on the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (Directive 2019/216).
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June 1st, 2022
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The EU Bar Association is a specialist bar association for Irish barristers who practise in the area of EU Law. It was established in December 2016 with the purpose of providing a forum for barristers who practise or possess expertise in the area of EU law or who would wish to develop such practice or expertise.
The EUBA provides specialist education to its members through seminars, conferences and morning briefing sessions which seek to keep members up to date on developments in a complex and fast moving area of EU law.
The EUBA promotes the Bar as a specialist provider of advocacy and legal advice in this area. For more information, please go to www.euba.ie