Dr. Markus Schöner
CMS Germany
Articles
Autorité de la Concurrence: Record fine for systematic price fixing
France, Germany - April 17 2020 The French Competition Authority ("Autorité de la Concurrence", or "Autorité" in the following) imposed a record fine of around EUR 1.1 billion on…
German cartel law in the time of the coronavirus
Germany - March 26 2020 The coronavirus should not stop antitrust law, but German economic leaders are expressing interest in temporarily relaxing certain cartel laws in…
Coronavirus contract checks - A ten-point checklist for all companies
Germany - March 24 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is keeping the world on tenterhooks and affecting companies in all industries and of all sizes. In order to mitigate the…
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court allows discussion of retail pricing in individual cases
Germany - December 20 2019 Are manufacturers allowed to talk to their dealers about the price positioning of their products during ongoing contractual relationships? When would…
Selective distribution: Frankfurt court confirms the legality of third-party platform bans
Germany - July 19 2018 On 12 July 2018, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled on the appeal procedure in the Coty case (No. 11 U 96/14 Kart) and decided that the…
