Lexology PRO | European Union, France | 19 Dec 2023
France's Competition Authority has hit Rolex with its highest fine this year for imposing an online sales ban on its 27 local retailers.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Germany | 14 Nov 2023
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has begun probing the world’s largest bottler and seller of Coca-Cola products, nine months after the European Commission closed its own abuse of dominance investigation into similar suspected conduct.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Sweden | 27 Oct 2023
Carlsberg and Spendrups have agreed to alter exclusivity clauses that forced Swedish hospitality customers to purchase a certain percentage of their total beer requirements, ending a probe from the country’s competition watchdog.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Ireland, Italy, etc. | 24 Oct 2023
An online travel agency has urged the UK's antitrust authority to open a market inquiry into low-cost airlines like Ryanair over alleged anticompetitive "aggressive tactics".
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Japan | 23 Oct 2023
Google’s Android agreements with device makers are being scrutinised in Japan as the country’s competition authority is seeking third-party views for the first time during the initial stages of a probe.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy | 20 Sep 2023
Ryanair is under investigation in Italy following complaints it leveraged its market power to shut out rival providers of flight, hotel and car rental booking services.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Netherlands | 12 Sep 2023
LG has vowed to fight an €8 million fine levied by the Dutch competition authority for issuing unlawful price recommendations to retailers.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Switzerland | 29 Aug 2023
A landfill in Switzerland is facing a €1 million fine from the Competition Commission of Switzerland for abusing its dominant position in a local waste disposal market by offering lower prices to its shareholders and briefly refusing to serve non-shareholders.
Lexology PRO | Canada | 31 Jul 2023
A decision forcing Amazon purchasers to arbitrate their competition claims against the company was correct, a Canadian appellate court has confirmed, while noting that the country’s government could legislate to shield consumers from arbitration clauses in competition cases.
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Editor:
Patrick J Harrison
Sidley Austin LLP
Panoramic guide (formerly Getting the Deal Through) enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights, including into the legal framework; types of agreement; analytical framework for assessment of supplier and buyer positions; block exemption and safe harbour provisions; types of restraint; notification procedure and scope for guidance from applicable authorities; enforcement; other jurisdiction-specific issues; and recent/anticipated trends.