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European Commission investigates IBM for possible abuse of dominance

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2010

On 26 July 2010, the EC decided to initiate a formal investigation against IBM Corporation to determine whether IBM has abused its dominance

Communications with in-house lawyers not privileged for competition violations in Europe

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2010

On 14 September 2010, the European Court of Justice ('ECJ') issued its long awaited decision in what is known as the 'Akzo case'

EU General Court confirms that an undertaking can be part of a cartel and fined even if not active in the market concerned

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2010

On 8 September 2010, the European General Court confirmed the EC decision in the Deltafina Case that an undertaking can be penalised for its participation in a cartel even if it is not active in the market affected by the cartel

EC closes its investigation in Apple’s iPhone policy

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2010

In Spring 2010, the EC started a preliminary investigation into Apple's business practices with regards to its iPhone

Marine insurance sector not covered by block exemption commission opens probe

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • October 18 2010

On 26 August 2010, the EC publicly announced that it has opened a formal probe into certainagreements in the marine insurance sector

Competition law probe into marine insurance agreements

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • August 27 2010

The European Commission issued a press release on 26 August 2010 announcing that it has commenced an investigation into marine insurance agreements by the Protection & Indemnity Clubs ('P&I Clubs') within the International Group of P&I Clubs ('IG'

EC launches public consultations on a new regime for assessment of horizontal agreements

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 5 2010

As part of the public consultation on the new regime for the assessment of horizontal agreements, the EC issued a new draft of its so-called Horizontal Guidelines which deals with agreements between competitors

European Commission (‘ec’) clears the acquisition of joint control by Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China of Air China cargo

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 5 2010

In Europe, mergers, including acquisition of joint-control by two or more companies over a third undertaking, have to be notified to the EC if certain turnover thresholds are crossed

17 companies fined a total of 622 250 783 by the EC for a long running price fixing cartel of bathroom equipmentage

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 5 2010

The investigation by the EC was triggered by a leniency application filed by one of the cartel's participants

Europe

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
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  • European Union
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  • July 5 2010

Europe saw a slew of cartel decisions on the back of leniency applications to the authorities in various industries, including the airline industry, the tobacco sector, the memory chip sector, the coffee industry and the bathroom equipment sector to name a few