Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 17 May 2023
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission announced its intention to adopt a new set of guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominant positions. The…
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 17 May 2023
If you, as I am, are passionate about antitrust, it will not have escaped you that the European Commission has amended its 2008 guidance paper on…
Strelia | European Union | 4 May 2023
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission published a Communication (and Annex) amending its Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in…
Bird & Bird LLP | Italy | 26 Apr 2023
On 20 April 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment requiring the Municipality of Ginosa to apply an open and…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Spain | 20 Apr 2023
Private actions seeking to nullify contracts for infringing antitrust rules cannot rely on the EU Damages Directive, but can still use decisions from competition authorities as strong rebuttable presumptions of wrongdoing, the European Court of Justice has held.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union | 14 Apr 2023
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission (Commission) announced its intention to adopt detailed new guidelines on the application of Article 102…
Rajah & Tann Asia | European Union, Singapore | 13 Apr 2023
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission ("EC") published a Communication and Annex ("Amending Communication"), amending its 2008 Guidance on…
Van Bael & Bellis | European Union | 5 Apr 2023
On 27 March 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a new legislative and policy initiative which aims to replace the Commission’s 2008…
Slaughter and May | European Union, Hong Kong, United Kingdom | 29 Mar 2023
The European Court of Justice has held that concentrations that fall below merger control thresholds can still be subject to ex-post review under the…
Lexology PRO | European Union | 21 Mar 2023
This checklist suggests the steps an organisation should take in conducting an internal competition law audit. It is aimed at in-house lawyers and compliance professionals across various industries who wish to review their organisation’s compliance with EU competition law.