What is it about?
Although Ireland has traditionally taken a similar approach to the UK in relation to consumer law, in recent years it has been greatly influenced by European Union policy. This article examines how consumer law and regulatory policy in Ireland is likely to be impacted by Brexit, and the kinds of differences that may emerge as between Ireland and the UK.
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Why is it important?
This article shows how Brexit may have an impact not just on laws in the UK, but also in Ireland. While it focuses on consumer law, it highlights challenges that may be faced by the Irish legal system more generally as a result of Brexit.
Perspectives
This article is the result of a number of workshops and seminars where I discussed consumer law reforms in Ireland and the European Union. I was also part of the working group in Ireland which developed the Consumer Rights Bill 2015. Since I started this research, however, the UK voted to leave the European Union, changing the entire landscape of consumer law in the UK, but also having an impact in Ireland, and causing a change in the focus of my research.
Cliona Kelly
University College Dublin
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This page is a summary of: Consumer reform in Ireland and the UK, Common Law World Review, March 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1473779518773639.
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