As 2025 begins, the foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Driven by geopolitical shifts, technological advancements, and changing regulatory priorities, businesses must navigate an...more
The updated Directive aims to modernize the existing liability regime, in particular in the light of past and future technological developments as well as the challenges faced by plaintiffs in proving a claim. According to...more
Most companies operating or intending to operate in the EU will have by now heard about the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). The three-headed chimera, which allows the European Commission (Commission) to address...more
For the first time, the European Commission has accepted commitments in a merger case reviewed under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. What can we learn from the Commission’s announcement to clear the deal? We set out...more
During the course of 2023, the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to be an item at the top of the agenda when planning and executing global M&A transactions, as well as greenfield cross-border investments....more
Looking back on the year 2023, this alert aims to give an update on the state of play in Chinese merger control. In particular, it looks at how merger control has evolved since China’s main antitrust statute – the...more
Today, the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention enters into force in China. The Convention aims to abolish the requirement of legalization of foreign official documents, replacing it with the issuance of a single apostille by one...more
On 29 May 2023, China’s antitrust authority published on its webpage the decision against Zizhu Pharma. The company was fined by SAMR’s Beijing branch for engaging in resale price maintenance, the antitrust lingo for...more
As part of a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Life Sciences and Health Care webinar program designed both for companies with commercial interests in APAC and for companies based in the region, Hogan Lovells is hosting a special...more
On 24 March 2023, China’s antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – issued four regulations implementing the recently amended Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”), which cover four areas...more
For the first time since the Competition Ordinance came into effect, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) has commenced court proceedings against a supplier for resale price maintenance as a contravention of the First...more
Yesterday, on 29 August 2022, clearance for the FAW/Refire joint venture transaction was announced on one of the websites of the Chinese antitrust authority – i.e., the State Administration for Market Regulation. That...more
Am 24. Juni 2022 verabschiedete der Ständige Ausschuss des Nationalen Volkskongresses Chinas die Überarbeitung des Antimonopolgesetzes ("AMG"). Das überarbeitete AMG wird am 1. August 2022 in Kraft treten, und es ist davon...more
The AML reform brings about significant changes to Chinese merger control. Modifications to the notification thresholds and clarifications on the “controlling right” concept may lead to fewer filings being required. At the...more
There are relatively few changes in the draft regulations implementing the revised Anti-Monopoly Law in the areas of abuse of dominance, abuse of IPRs, and abuse of administrative powers. While mainly platform operators are...more
The draft Regulation Prohibiting Monopoly Agreements is a key part of the Anti-Monopoly Law reform package. While the expansion of the cartel prohibition to include third parties may not come as a surprise, the introduction...more
On 24 June 2022, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress passed the revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”). One working day later, on 27 June 2022, the State Administration for Market Regulation...more
On 2 June 2022, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (“Court”) handed down a judgment almost doubling the financial penalties imposed by the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) on five respondents in two decisions. The Tribunal had...more
Chinese antitrust is going through what are likely the most important changes since its inception: an amendment of the Anti-Monopoly Law and the establishment of a new enforcement body. ...more
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On 27 September 2021, just a few days before the week-long National Day break, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued its decision against Bull, a supplier of power connection and extension products from...more
July 2021 marked the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of Vietnam’s new Competition Law (Law No. 23/2018/QH14). Among other things, the Competition Law established a brand-new merger control regime implemented by...more
Join the Hogan Lovells Antitrust and Competition team on Thursday, September 30, 2021 where we will discuss the new challenges of cross-border merger reviews, including heightened scrutiny across a number of regimes.
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On 29 April 2020, the Competition Tribunal handed down its first judgment on financial penalties in a competition case in Hong Kong. The Tribunal had earlier found that the respondents, ten flat decorators, had contravened...more
One week before the new decree for implementing the 2018 Law on Competition comes into force on 15 May 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) announced merger clearance decisions for two offshore...more
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many companies will be facing significant financial difficulties for which the only viable solution to remain a going concern will be acquisition by another company. It is safe to predict...more