The European Commission (EC) opened on 13 November 2025 an investigation into possible abuse of dominance in breach of EU competition law by Red Bull through its activities as a category manager. This is the EC’s first formal...more
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EC Imposes Fines for Resale Price Maintenance -
On 14 October 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on three fashion companies for online and offline resale price maintenance (RPM) in breach of EU competition...more
EC Investigates Provision of Aftermarket Services On 25 September 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced an investigation into SAP’s activities in the provision of maintenance and support services for its enterprise...more
UK Government Blocks Joint Venture With Chinese Company Under NSI Act -
On 20 August 2025, the UK government announced it blocked a proposed joint venture between UK-based Versarien and Anhui Boundary Innovative Materials...more
UK CMA Proposes End to Information Exchange Case Against Housebuilders -
On 9 July 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally accepted commitments to close a UK competition law investigation into...more
First EC Fines Imposed for Labour Market and Minority Shareholder Infringements -
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced fines on Delivery Hero and Glovo for infringing EU competition law. This is the...more
Belgian Competition Authority Issues Fines for Category Management Agreement -
On 24 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) announced fines on three pharmaceutical manufacturers for what the BCA considered to...more
UK CMA Imposes Fines for Information Exchanges Affecting Labour Markets -
On 21 March 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced fines on four UK broadcast and production companies for engaging in...more
UK CMA Fines Banks for Exchange of Commercially Sensitive Information Via Chats -
On 21 February 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced fines on four banks for infringing UK competition law by...more
UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 Comes Into Force -
On 1 January 2025, provisions of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act) introducing the new digital markets regime and...more
European Commission Imposes Fine for Restrictions on Cross-Border Sales of Clothing -
On 28 November 2024, the European Commission (EC) announced a fine of €5.7 million on Pierre Cardin and its licensee Ahlers for...more
European Commission Imposes Fine for Collusion to Prevent Competing Entry -
On 23 October 2024, the European Commission (EC) announced a fine totaling €48.7 million on České dráhy (ČD) and Österreichische Bundesbahnen...more
Top EU Court Finds Booking.com’s Price Parity Clauses Not Ancillary to its Operation -
If a main operation or activity is neutral or positive in its competitive effect and therefore falls outside EU competition law, then...more
European Commission Provides Guidance on Foreign Subsidies Regulation -
Under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the European Commission (EC) has the power to investigate financial contributions granted by non-EU...more
The U.K. Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act), which became law on May 24, 2024, and will enter into force later in the year, introduces the most significant changes to U.K. competition and consumer...more
European Commission Closes Disparagement Investigation by Accepting Commitments -
Under EU and many national competition laws, illegal abuse of a dominant position can take many forms. One such abuse is disparagement, the...more
European Commission Imposes Fine for Deletion of WhatsApp Messages During Dawn Raid -
One of the basic lessons taught during competition law compliance training is that companies should never obstruct a dawn raid carried...more
UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 Makes Significant Changes to Competition and Consumer Protection Law -
On 24 May 2024, the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) became...more
Not A Good Idea: UK CMA Investigates National Nail Tech Price Increase Day -
In an effort to “help nail pros grow and scale,” The Nail Tech Org (TNTO), a UK-based online nail community, set 8 April 2024 as National Nail...more
EU Review of Small Drinks Transaction Shows Expanding Reach of Worldwide Merger Control Rules -
On 14 March 2024, the European Commission accepted a request from Luxembourg to review the acquisition of a small drinks...more
EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: 100 Days in and the First Detailed Investigation -
The obligation to notify certain large M&A transactions to the European Commission for clearance under the EU Foreign Subsidies...more
UK FDI Regime Applied to Relationship Agreement Between Vodafone and Etisalat -
The part of the UK foreign direct investment (FDI) regime dealing with national security issues, contained in the UK National Security and...more
UK CMA Provides First Informal Guidance on Environmental Sustainability Agreement -
On 14 December 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its first informal guidance on the application of UK...more
EU’s Highest Court Provides Guidance on Gun-Jumping and Pre-closing Covenants -
On 9 November 2023, the EU’s highest court (Court of Justice or ECJ) handed down an important ruling in a case concerning gun-jumping issues...more
UK CMA Publishes “Green Agreements Guidance” -
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published on 12 October 2023 the final version of its guidance on the application of UK competition law to environmental...more