UK Foreign Direct Investment Control Dramatically Strengthened -
On 4 January 2022, the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act) came fully into effect. The NSI Act introduces a dramatic strengthening of...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
UK Supreme Court Upholds Noncompete Clause as Reasonable and Enforceable -
On 23 July 2021, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) ruled on the validity of a noncompete clause in a nondisclosure agreement (NDA). The NDA had been...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
UK CMA Disqualifies More Directors for Anti-Competitive Behaviour -
Following the director disqualifications reported in the February/March 2021 edition of this newsletter, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...more
European Commission Investigates Disparagement Claims for the First Time -
On 4 March 2021, the European Commission announced an investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct by pharmaceutical company Teva. The case...more
“True Brexit” Happened: Impact on Competition Law -
After formally leaving the EU early in 2020, the UK on 31 December finally left the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the transitional period. Despite...more
Buyer Beware: UK Foreign Direct Investment Rules Now Much Tougher -
The UK will see a dramatic strengthening of its protections against foreign direct investment under proposed rules announced by the government on 11...more
A review of the UK’s limited controls over Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) began in 2016, leading to a 2018 White Paper which indicated that changes were on the way. The National Security and Investment Bill announced in...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid (subsidy) and public procurement...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid (subsidy) and public procurement...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules,...more
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EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules,...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 Pandemic -
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that European Union and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state...more
EU, UK Competition, State Aid and Public Procurement Law During COVID-19 -
While not the most important concern, EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the state aid and public procurement rules, continue to apply...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
Public sector bodies of all types in the EU and UK are scrambling to acquire a range of goods, services and infrastructure as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. Many of these purchases are subject to the public procurement rules,...more
Many EU and UK businesses want or need to cooperate with competitors or potential competitors as part of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Antitrust/competition law limits companies’ ability to do this, however, so there...more
Many UK businesses want or need to cooperate with competitors as part of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Competition (or antitrust) law limits the ability of companies to do this, so there is understandable concern as...more
EU, UK Competition Law and State Aid During the COVID-19 Pandemic-
While not the most important concern, it should be appreciated that EU and national antitrust/competition law, plus the State aid rules, continue to apply...more
Governments across the EU and in the UK are scrambling to put in place financial support measures for businesses of all sizes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This brings the EU and UK state aid rules into sharp focus,...more
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, antitrust/competition law in the EU and UK has focused primarily on competitor cooperation and price increases of certain products, such as face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol,...more
The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in huge demand for a range of consumer and other products, including face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol, bottled oxygen and ventilators. For companies manufacturing or reselling these...more