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Merger control in Germany German court clarifies controversial jurisdictional issues

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Germany
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  • August 16 2012

In a recently published decision1 the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf provided interesting guidance on how to deal with jurisdictional uncertainties of German merger control

ECJ annuls Commission decisions in Solvay soda ash market cases

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • November 7 2011

On 25 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) set aside the General Court’s judgment, and annulled the Commission’s decision, in relation to Solvay’s conduct on the soda ash market

Clarification on motor block exemption: European Court of Justice ruling on meaning of “specified criteria” in definition of quantitative selective distribution in motor vehicle block exemption

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 21 2012

On 14 June 2012, the ECJ gave judgment on a reference from a French court on the meaning of “specified criteria”, in respect to a quantitative selective distribution system under Regulation 14002002, the motor vehicle block exemption

Access to leniency documents: General Court annuls European Commission decision to refuse access to documents in switchgear cartel case

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • May 29 2012

On 22 May 2012, the General Court upheld the appeal brought by EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg AG against the Commission’s decision to refuse it access to documents in the gas-insulated switchgear case

Private market economy investor: European Court of Justice dismisses European Commission’s appeal on the application of private market economy investor test

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 12 2012

On 5 June 2012, the ECJ dismissed an appeal by the Commission against the General Court’s judgment relating to the application of the private investor in a market economy test

Court of Appeal permits interclass to appeal against CAT decision on penalties

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 14 2012

On 8 February 2012, the Court of Appeal published an order allowing Interclass to appeal against the revised penalty imposed on it by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”

Italian banking tax aid case: European Court of Justice judgment on Italian banking tax aid scheme

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
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  • June 26 2012

On 21 June 2012, the ECJ handed down its judgment on an appeal against a General Court ruling which dismissed an action by banks BNP Paribas and BNL against the European Commission’s decision that an Italian aid scheme in favour of restructured banks was incompatible with the EU

Court of Justice hears key case on privilege in EU competition law cases

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • February 26 2010

The rules on legal professional privilege ("LPP") in EU competition law cases will be debated before the Court of Justice on 9 February, providing another opportunity for the status of communications with in-house lawyers to be brought into line with the status of communications with external counsel

Supreme Court refuses BAA permission to appeal

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 25 2011

On 18 February 2011, the CC welcomed a decision of the Supreme Court to refuse BAA permission to appeal against a judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the CC's BAA airports market investigation report

CAT ruling on application to amend particulars of claim in Albion Water damages case

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 20 2011

On 9 June 2011, the CAT gave a ruling on an application by Albion Water to amend its particulars of claim in its damages action against Dŵr Cymru