Robert B. Rakison
McGuireWoods LLP
Articles
EU’s highest court confirms parental responsibility for subsidiaries
European Union - June 3 2013 On 8 May 2013, in a case involving Italian company Eni, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) confirmed the well-established concept that...
Google to change its practices in the EU under European Commission pressure
European Union - June 3 2013 Following an antitrust investigation launched in November 2010 into alleged abuse of dominance by Google, on 25 April 2013 the EC announced that the...
New UK competition law legislation aims at increasing criminal cartel convictions
United Kingdom - June 3 2013 On 25 April 2013, the UK Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 passed into law. The most high-profile competition law change is the establishment...
Commission (again) concerned with SEP injunctions
European Union - June 3 2013 On 6 May 2013, the European Commission (EC) indicated that its preliminary view is that Motorola Mobility has abused a dominant position by seeking...
UK Office of Fair Trading moves on pharma pay for delay
United Kingdom - May 1 2013 On 19 April 2013, the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it had issued a Statement of Objections (preliminary statement of case) to a...
