In three recent judgments issued on 5 October 2020, the General Court of the European Union ("GCEU") partially annulled the European Commission’s ("Commission") decisions of February 2017 which had authorized onsite...more
10/22/2020
/ Annulment ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dawn Raids ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Exchange of Information ,
France ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Lack of Authority ,
Standard of Proof ,
Supermarkets
Relaxation of antitrust rules to avoid shortages of supply. On 23 March 2020, the European Competition Network (ECN) issued a statement acknowledging that the current situation “may trigger the need for companies to cooperate...more
4/3/2020
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Commission ,
European Competition Network (ECN) ,
Medical Supplies ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Relief Measures ,
Supply Chain ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) recently published its infringement decision of 7 December 2016 that imposed a fine on Pfizer and Flynn Pharma (“Flynn”) for abusing their respective dominant positions by...more
9/22/2017
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Appeals ,
Cancer ,
Drug Pricing ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Fines ,
Infringement ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
National Health Service Corp (NHSC) ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)