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European Commission adopts a package of measures to facilitate competition law private actions in the EU

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • June 11 2013

The European Commission (the "Commission") on 11 June 2013 adopted a package of measures aimed at facilitating competition law private actions in the

IT and Outsourcing e-bulletin - 31 May 2013

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 31 2013

The UK Supreme Court has provisionally concluded that temporary copies of copyrighted materials created through web-browsing do not infringe

Corporate crime update - May 2013 - United Kingdom

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 23 2013

The European Commission and the UK Government are investigating claims that oil giants BP and Shell have been fixing oil prices since 2002 following

IP-rich Japanese companies may face new competition issues in Europe: CJEU's decision in AstraZeneca

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Japan
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  • March 25 2013

Japanese companies that enjoy a dominant position in a particular market in Europe are likely to be aware that they are subject to high standards of

Consumer goods: update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Africa, European Union, United Kingdom
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  • March 18 2013

As part of its Alcohol Strategy, published in March 2012, the UK Government has recently consulted on proposed policies, including a minimum until

Microsoft fined for breach of binding commitments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • March 7 2013

The Commission has imposed a 561 million fine on Microsoft for having breached a binding (Article 9) commitments decision, agreed with the

A summary of major developments in key areas

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia, European Union, Indonesia, Myanmar, United Kingdom
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  • March 7 2013

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and institutional bodies have published the following guidance in relation to corporate governance and

Preview 2013 (UK law)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 15 2013

2013 will herald some significant changes to the UK legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to executive remuneration and narrative

Warning to companies of the importance of compliance with EU merger control filing requirements: EU General Court upholds 20 million fine imposed on Electrabel

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 13 2012

On 12 December 2012 the EU General Court dismissed Electrabel's appeal against the 20 million fine the European Commission had imposed on it for failing to notify a transaction - the acquisition of a minority shareholding - to the Commission under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) and completing the deal without prior clearance from the Commission

ECJ ruling dismisses AstraZeneca's appeal in abuse of dominance case

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • December 6 2012

The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has dismissed AstraZeneca's appeal against the Commission's and General Court's findings that the company abused its dominant position under Article 102 TFEU by misusing the patent system and pharmaceutical marketing procedures in order to exclude generic competitors to its ulcer drug Losec from the market and to restrict parallel imports of the drug (Case C-45710P