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Price-Fixing Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

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Formalism on the Chopping Bock - the ECJ’s judgment in Super Bock

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The ECJ’s recent preliminary ruling in C-211/22 - Super Bock Bebidas (“Super Bock”) is significant for businesses and competition authorities. It is well-established that categorisation of conduct as a ‘by object’...more

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Vertical Agreements & Restriction of Competition by Object: What’s New in Europe?

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On June 29, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a preliminary ruling in the Super Bock Bebidas vs. Autoridade da Concorrência case (C-211/22) on the questions referred by the Tribunal da Relaçao...more

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The Challenge of the Internet for EU and US Retail Distribution Strategies

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The increasing importance of the internet has caused EU and US antitrust regulators to look closely at a range of trading policies including restrictions on internet sales, geo-blocking, use of on line platforms, MFN clauses...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – November 2017

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EU opens investigation into UK tax scheme for multinationals - The EU State aid rules are designed to stop Governments and local authorities giving companies a selective advantage, as doing so would create an unequal...more

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EU Competition Newsletter - March 2017

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What Future for EU Public Procurement Law in the UK After Brexit? Those aficionados of the silver screen will remember comedians Laurel and Hardy and in particular their catchphrase 'Well here's another nice mess you've...more

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Claimants' Guide to Antitrust Competition Litigation in EU

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Recent years have seen a significant increase in the number of private competition claims in the European Union. The Claimants' guide to Antitrust/Competition Litigation in the European Union provides an overview of the...more

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EU Court of Justice Outlaws German Fixed Retail Pricing System for Prescription Medicines

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On 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment on the compatibility of German legislation setting fixed prices for the sale of prescription-only medicinal products by pharmacies with EU rules...more

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Price fixing not justified to protect pharmacies in rural areas

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On 19 October 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important judgment concerning the German law on fixing prices of retail prescription drugs. In the case before the Higher Regional Court of...more

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EU Competition Newsletter – October 2016

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'Great Repeal Bill' more likely to be 'Great Preservation Bill' - After what seemed like an eternity, but in reality has only been a few months, the Prime Minister announced on 2 October 2016 that Article 50 of the...more

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EU Retail News - July 2016

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BREXIT – THE NEXT STEPS - Despite the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the European Union in exactly the same way as they have done in the past –...more

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Collusion on the catwalk: have the UK’s top modelling agencies breached competition law?

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On the 25th May 2016, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) issued a statement of objections to five of Britain’s most prestigious modelling agencies alleging an infringement of Chapter I of the Competition Act...more

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Alert: European Court Provides Guidance on Application of Antitrust Rules to IT Platforms

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On 21 January, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued an interesting judgment on the extent to which existing antitrust price-fixing principles can be applied to interactions between the administrator of a shared...more

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EU & Competition Law Update - February 2016

EU and national leniency applications independent rules ECJ - On the 20 January 2016, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down its ruling on a preliminary reference made by the Italian Council of State on the...more

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EU & Competition Law Update - January 2016

Smartphone chip manufacturer accused of an abuse of dominance - On the 8th December 2015, Qualcomm, the world’s largest supplier of smartphone chipsets, was publicly accused by the European Commission of abusing its...more

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