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Lexology PRO | European Union, Germany | 21 Sep 2023
Hand grenade cartel fined by EU enforcer
The European Commission has sanctioned a cartel in the defence industry for the first time, fining German weapons supplier Diehl €1.2 million for allocating markets with a rival.
Lexology PRO | Germany, Italy, Netherlands | 18 Sep 2023
Bosch raided in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands over interoperability concerns
Competition agencies across Europe have raided Bosch based on concerns it may have abused its dominance by excluding its only rival in a nascent market.
William Fry | European Union, Ireland | 8 Sep 2023
AdTech Update: CJEU Landmark Data Protection Ruling for Online and Behavioural Advertising
What legal basis can online platforms use for processing personal data for targeted advertising? We now have an answer. Following many fines and…
Lexology PRO | Germany | 5 Sep 2023
Germany blesses auto sector collaboration
BMW, Bosch, and other companies in the automotive industry sector can continue to collaborate on plans to modernise wire harnesses, subject to certain tweaks, Germany’s antitrust watchdog has said.
DAC Beachcroft | European Union, United Kingdom | 4 Sep 2023
Meta move to consent not fast enough for Norwegian data protection authority
Evolving regulatory requirements in Europe continue to force Meta not only to make changes to its operations, but also to dig deep into its pockets…
Fieldfisher | Germany | 17 Aug 2023
Board members and managing directors not personally liable for company cartel fines
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court recently ruled on a controversial issue concerning the personal liability of board members and managing directors. According to the decision, they are not personally liable for cartel fines of the company. However, managing directors and board members are liable for civil claims of third parties who have been harmed due to the cartel.
White & Case | Germany | 10 Aug 2023
The new German competition enforcement act - a true paradigm shift?
On July 6, 2023, the German Parliament passed the 11th amendment to the German Act Against Restrictions of Competition ("ARC"), substantially…
Reed Smith LLP | European Union, Germany | 28 Jul 2023
ECJ: national competition authorities may assess infringements outside competition law when establishing a dominance abuse
Four years after a landmark decision by the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) (decision of 6 February 2019, B6-22/16) finding that a major…
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek | European Union, Germany | 28 Jul 2023
Meta suffers defeat before the ECJ - National competition authority can find an infringement of the GDPR
With the judgment of 4 July 2023 (Case C-252/21), the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) decided that a national competition authority can refer to…
Covington & Burling LLP | Germany | 25 Jul 2023
Sector Inquiries and the German new (and complicated) Competition Toolbox
Based on the 11th Amendment to the German Competition Act (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen, “GWB”) that was passed by the German parliament…
