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
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
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
European Commission Investigates Restrictions on Sales of Branded Clothing in the EU -
On 31 July 2023, the European Commission announced that it had sent a statement of objections, a preliminary statement of case,...more
European Commission Adopts New Rules on Horizontal Agreements in the EU -
On 1 June 2023, the European Commission adopted important new rules concerning the treatment under EU competition law of horizontal cooperation...more
UK CMA Blocks, EU Approves Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard -
Microsoft’s high-profile proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been undergoing merger control review in numerous jurisdictions...more
EU’s Highest Court Confirms Severance Rule in Contracts -
Under EU competition law (Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, or TFEU), unless they can be exempted, “agreements” that infringe the...more
Insurers Settle Irish Signalling Investigation by Agreeing to Compliance Programmes -
On 20 August 2021, the Irish competition regulator Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) announced that six insurers...more
Check Merger Control Filing Obligations Worldwide: Austria Fines Facebook -
The scope and complexity of merger control filing requirements worldwide continue to increase. It is essential to carry out a full review for any...more
Buyer Beware: Court Confirms Wide Scope of UK Merger Control Jurisdiction -
The extremely wide jurisdictional coverage of the UK merger control rules was confirmed in a recent appeal judgment by the Competition Appeal...more
From Relative Clarity to Fog: EU Merger Control Now Less Certain -
Determining necessary merger control filings in the EU (and EEA) has until now been relatively easy in most cases....more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public...more
Textbook Long-Term Cartel Fined in the EU -
On 27 September 2019, the European Commission announced it had fined two canned vegetable suppliers for participating in a cartel that ran for more than 13 years. Another...more
A Classic Online RPM Case in the UK -
On 1 August 2019, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it had fined digital piano and keyboard supplier Casio £3.7 million for engaging in illegal resale price...more
BE CAREFUL! PROCEDURAL ISSUES MATTER IN MERGER CONTROL -
The analysis of where to file mergers, acquisitions, investments and joint ventures worldwide is more complex than ever. Countries have widely varying jurisdictional...more
Resale Price Maintenance Rules Apply to Members of Purchasing Cooperative -
On 29 January 2019, the German competition authority, the Bundeskartellamt, imposed a fine of €13.4 million on ZEG, a purchasing cooperative. The...more
Restrictions on Resellers’ Use of Third-Party Internet Platforms -
On 26 July 2017, Advocate General (AG) Nils Wahl of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down his opinion in the seminal Coty case concerning...more