On 10 November 2025, the European Commission released a Competition Policy Brief on LPP in antitrust investigations. Issued in the slipstream of the ongoing Regulation 1/2003 review, the note reaffirms the (in-)famous Akzo...more
The European Court of Justice has clarified that leniency statements and settlement submissions to competition authorities may be shared with national prosecutors, but only if doing so does not undermine the effectiveness of...more
11/4/2025
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Last week, Advocate General Medina delivered a supplemental opinion clarifying that seizing business emails during competition inspections does not breach the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, provided strict safeguards are...more
10/28/2025
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Just before Christmas, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered three eagerly awaited rulings that greatly affect the relationship between antitrust law and the autonomy of sports associations – breaking...more
The last time the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) extensively dealt with the intersection between sports and EU competition law was more than seventeen years ago. In the meantime, the sports sector has massively...more
The events surrounding the Super League in European football have caused a lot of controversy. Many top clubs have had to take a stand. Fans protested. Even state leaders have had their say. In all this uproar, calls for...more