European Court of Justice upholds finding that the Commission failed to act within the meaning of Article 265 TFEU after complaints by Ryanair *

European Union - June 3 2013
On 16 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") dismissed an appeal of the European Commission (the "Commission") against a judgment of the…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Anne-Sophie Stappers, Christof Swaak.

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New developments in Dutch landmark cases concerning state aid and state guarantees *

Netherlands - June 3 2013
On 26 April 2013 the Dutch Supreme Court (the "Hoge Raad") rendered two judgments in the state aid cases concerning guarantees provided by the Port…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Anne-Sophie Stappers, Christof Swaak.

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District Court of The Hague rules on preliminary defences in paraffin wax damage claims case *

Netherlands - June 3 2013
On 1 May 2013, the District Court of The Hague ruled in an interim decision on various preliminary defences in an antitrust 'follow-on' litigation…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Anne-Sophie Stappers, Christof Swaak.

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European Court of Justice affirms the need to show financial independence in order to overcome the rebuttable decisive influence presumption *

European Union - June 3 2013
On 8 May 2013, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") rendered its judgement in the case Eni SpA v. Commission (C-508/11 P), upholding the General…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Anne-Sophie Stappers, Christof Swaak.

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Commission decision on marine hoses cartel partially annulled by the General Court *

European Union - June 3 2013
On 17 May 2013, the General Court ("GC") partially annulled a Commission decision finding that 11 companies participated in a cartel on the marine…

Co-authors: Hendrik Viaene, Peter Wytinck, Bas Braeken, Anne-Sophie Stappers, Christof Swaak.

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